Einwohner

[ˈaɪ̯nˌvoːnɐ]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌvoːnɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Einwohner” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,587. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,587
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Person, die fest eine bestimmte, abgegrenzte Verwaltungseinheit bewohnt, ein zählbares Element von Bevölkerung

Corpus desk

Index DE-einwohner · Einwohner · German

Einwohner · rank #2,587 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,587
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH diejenigen

Nearest frequency peer: diejenigen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Einwohner“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Einwohner“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Einwohner vs Einwohnern
90% similar
Einwohner vs Einhörner
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Einwohner
PropertyValue
HeadwordEinwohner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌvoːnɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,587
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Einwohner“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Einwohnerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „diejenigen“ (#2,586), „elf“ (#2,588), „Brot“ (#2,585). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Einwohner“ bei #2,587. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Einwohner (IPA [ˈaɪ̯nˌvoːnɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,587 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Person, die fest eine bestimmte, abgegrenzte Verwaltungseinheit bewohnt, ein zählbares Element von Bevölkerung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Einwohner, with forms such as "einnwohner", "einowhner", and "einwhoner". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Einwohnern", "Einhörner", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Einwohner, spelled E-I-N-W-O-H-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Person, die fest eine bestimmte, abgegrenzte Verwaltungseinheit bewohnt, ein zählbares Element von Bevölkerung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Einwohner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Stadt Soundso hat 50.000 Einwohner.
  2. Die Menge aller Einwohner einer Wohneinheit (Dorf, Stadt, Gemeinde, Kreis, Bezirk, Kanton, Bundesland, Land, Erdteil, Welt) nennt man Bevölkerung.

Synonyms

Bewohner

This word in other languages

inhabitant(English)habitante(Español)habitant(Français)habitante(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • einnwohner
  • einowhner
  • einwhoner
  • einwohenr
  • einwohhner
  • einwohnerr
  • einwohnner
  • einwohnre
  • einwonher
  • einwwohner
  • eiwnohner
  • eniwohner
  • ienwohner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Einwohner - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

einnwohner1einowhner2einwhoner2einwohenr2einwohhner1einwohnerr1einwohnner1einwohnre2
Edit distance from "Einwohner"

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 "Einwohner"?
"Einwohner" is spelled E-I-N-W-O-H-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌvoːnɐ].
What does "Einwohner" mean?
As a noun, "Einwohner" means: eine Person, die fest eine bestimmte, abgegrenzte Verwaltungseinheit bewohnt, ein zählbares Element von Bevölkerung
What words are commonly confused with "Einwohner"?
"Einwohner" is commonly confused with "Einwohnern", "Einhörner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Einwohner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Einwohner" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌvoːnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Einwohner" come from?
"Einwohner" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Einwohner", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

betroffen#2,584ernsthaft#2,590Frühstück#2,593angesehen#2,578

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Abschnitt13 variantsKommentare13 variantsbegleitet13 variantsbehauptet13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list