einzeln
[ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩n]
The verdict
“einzeln” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,871. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,871
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alleine seiend; nur eins von mehreren
Corpus desk
Index DE-einzeln · einzeln · German
einzeln · rank #4,871 · 10 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,871
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH Busse
Nearest frequency peer: Busse (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “einzeln”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- bewahren
bewahren
95,133 corpus weight
- Bogen
Bogen
95,132 corpus weight
- Busse
Busse
95,131 corpus weight
- einzeln
einzeln
95,130 corpus weight
- enorm
enorm
95,129 corpus weight
- entscheiden…
entscheidende
95,128 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “einzeln” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | einzeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #4,871 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “einzeln” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around einzeln (IPA [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩n]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,871 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for einzeln, with forms such as "einezln", "einnzeln", and "einzelln". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Engeln", "Enkeln", "einzelne", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is einzeln, spelled E-I-N-Z-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1alleine seiend; nur eins von mehreren
- 2in einer Abfolge immer nur jeweils eins verwenden und dann zum nächsten übergehen
- 3den einen oder den anderen betreffend, wenige individuell verschiedene
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how einzeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich finde im Wäschetrockner hin und wieder eine einzelne Socke.
Zeugen werden grundsätzlich einzeln verhört, um gegenseitige Beeinflussung zu vermeiden.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- einezln
- einnzeln
- einzelln
- einzelnn
- einzenl
- einzlen
- einzzeln
- eizneln
- enizeln
- ienzeln
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of einzeln - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "einzeln", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "einzeln" maps to 9 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Engeln". View pair
- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #4,871 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.