Einzahl

[ˈaɪ̯nt͡saːl]

/[ˈaɪ̯nt͡saːl]/ noun

The verdict

“Einzahl” is uncommon German (frequency #76,703 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,703
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die grammatische Form, die Wörter annehmen, wenn von einem einzelnen Gegenstand die Rede ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-einzahl · Einzahl · German

Einzahl · rank #76,703 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,703
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eintrittsgeld

Nearest frequency peer: Eintrittsgeld (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Einzahl“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Einzahl“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Einzahl
PropertyValue
HeadwordEinzahl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nt͡saːl]
Letters7
Frequency rank#76,703
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Einzahl“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Einzahlfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Eintrittsgeld“ (#76,702), „Einzelfalls“ (#76,704), „einleitende“ (#76,701). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Einzahl“ bei #76,703. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Einzahl is uncommon German at frequency #76,703 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nt͡saːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die grammatische Form, die Wörter annehmen, wenn von einem einzelnen Gegenstand die Rede ist".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Einzahl, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Einzahl, spelled E-I-N-Z-A-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    die grammatische Form, die Wörter annehmen, wenn von einem einzelnen Gegenstand die Rede ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Wort „Wort“ steht in der Einzahl, „Wörter“ dagegen in der Mehrzahl.
  2. Die Form „bist“ ist Einzahl, „seid“ ist Mehrzahl.

Synonyms

SingularSingularis

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Einzahl"?
"Einzahl" is spelled E-I-N-Z-A-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nt͡saːl].
What does "Einzahl" mean?
As a noun, "Einzahl" means: die grammatische Form, die Wörter annehmen, wenn von einem einzelnen Gegenstand die Rede ist
How do you pronounce "Einzahl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Einzahl" is [ˈaɪ̯nt͡saːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Einzahl" come from?
"Einzahl" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list