Einzelhaft

[ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌhaft]

/[ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌhaft]/ noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Einzelhaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordEinzelhaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌhaft]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,416
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Einzelhaft“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Einsatzgebiete“ (#50,415), „Einzeltäter“ (#50,417), „einmischt“ (#50,414). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Einzelhaft“ bei #50,416. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Gefängnisaufenthalt in einer Einzelzelle, ohne Mitgefangene

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Für den äußerst gewalttätigen Häftling wurde Einzelhaft angeordnet.
  2. „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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Einzelhaft"?
"Einzelhaft" is spelled E-I-N-Z-E-L-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌhaft].
What does "Einzelhaft" mean?
As a noun, "Einzelhaft" means: Gefängnisaufenthalt in einer Einzelzelle, ohne Mitgefangene
How do you pronounce "Einzelhaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Einzelhaft" is [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌhaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Einzelhaft" come from?
"Einzelhaft" 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 "Einzelhaft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list