einzahlen
[ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡saːlən]
The verdict
“einzahlen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #25,977 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #25,977
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bargeld bei einem Geldinstitut (Bank, Sparkasse oder Ähnliches) abgeben, um es auf einem Konto verbuchen zu lassen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | einzahlen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡saːlən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #25,977 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “einzahlen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for einzahlen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡saːlən]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,977 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Bargeld bei einem Geldinstitut (Bank, Sparkasse oder Ähnliches) abgeben, um es auf einem Konto verbuchen zu lassen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for einzahlen, with forms such as "einazhlen", "einnzahlen", and "einzaheln". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "erzählen", "einzuholen", "Einzahlung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is einzahlen, spelled E-I-N-Z-A-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Bargeld bei einem Geldinstitut (Bank, Sparkasse oder Ähnliches) abgeben, um es auf einem Konto verbuchen zu lassen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: einazhlen,einnzahlen,einzaheln,einzahhlen,einzahlenn,einzahllen,einzahlne,einzalhen,einzhalen,einzzahlen,eiznahlen,enizahlen,ienzahlen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of einzahlen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “einzahlen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-I-N-Z-A-H-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡saːlən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “erzählen” - see the side-by-side comparison. einzahlen vs erzählen
- 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.