Einzelhaft
[ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌhaft]
The verdict
“Einzelhaft” is uncommon German (frequency #50,416 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,416
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gefängnisaufenthalt in einer Einzelzelle, ohne Mitgefangene
Corpus desk
Index DE-einzelhaft · Einzelhaft · German
Einzelhaft · rank #50,416 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,416
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH Einsatzgebiete
Nearest frequency peer: Einsatzgebiete (-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 „Einzelhaft“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- eingereist
eingereist
49,588 corpus weight
- einmischt
einmischt
49,587 corpus weight
- Einsatzgebi…
Einsatzgebiete
49,586 corpus weight
- Einzelhaft
Einzelhaft
49,585 corpus weight
- Einzeltäter
Einzeltäter
49,584 corpus weight
- einzulösen
einzulösen
49,583 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Einzelhaft“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Einzelhaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌhaft] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #50,416 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Einzelhaft“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Einzelhaft is uncommon German at frequency #50,416 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌhaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gefängnisaufenthalt in einer Einzelzelle, ohne Mitgefangene".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Einzelhaft, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Einzelhaft, spelled E-I-N-Z-E-L-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1Gefängnisaufenthalt in einer Einzelzelle, ohne Mitgefangene
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Einzelhaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Für den äußerst gewalttätigen Häftling wurde Einzelhaft angeordnet.
„Sie sollten in Einzelhaft und bei karger Kost bis zu den Junisitzungen weiter darüber nachdenken.“
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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