einwenden

[ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛndn̩]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛndn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“einwenden” is an uncommon German word, ranked #60,510 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#60,510
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einen Einwand, Widerspruch gegen etwas vorbringen

Key facts for einwenden
PropertyValue
Headwordeinwenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛndn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,510
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “einwenden” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). einwenden lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for einwenden is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛndn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,510 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "einen Einwand, Widerspruch gegen etwas vorbringen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for einwenden, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is einwenden, spelled E-I-N-W-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Einwand, Widerspruch gegen etwas vorbringen

Synonyms

dagegenhaltenentgegenhaltenentgegnenerwidernwidersprechen

This word in other languages

object(English)opposer(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einwenden"?
"einwenden" is spelled E-I-N-W-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛndn̩].
What does "einwenden" mean?
As a verb, "einwenden" means: einen Einwand, Widerspruch gegen etwas vorbringen
How do you pronounce "einwenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einwenden" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einwenden" come from?
"einwenden" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “einwenden”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-I-N-W-E-N-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛndn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list