einzeln

/[ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩n]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,871

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

einzeln is anGermanadj. It means: alleine seiend; nur eins von mehreren Pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩n]. It ranks #4,871 in German word frequency. Often confused with Engeln and Enkeln.

Key facts for einzeln
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Headwordeinzeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩n]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,871
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of einzeln in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for einzeln is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩n]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,871 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for einzeln, with forms such as "einezln", "einnzeln", and "einzelln". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Engeln", "Enkeln", "einzelne", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is einzeln, spelled E-I-N-Z-E-L-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    alleine seiend; nur eins von mehreren
  2. 2
    in einer Abfolge immer nur jeweils eins verwenden und dann zum nächsten übergehen
  3. 3
    den einen oder den anderen betreffend, wenige individuell verschiedene

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: einezln,einnzeln,einzelln,einzelnn,einzenl,einzlen,einzzeln,eizneln,enizeln,ienzeln

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for einzeln

Misspelling Variants of "einzeln"

einezln7einnzeln8einzelln8einzelnn8einzenl7einzlen7einzzeln8eizneln7
Misspelling Variants of "einzeln"

Frequency rank: #4,871 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einzeln"?
"einzeln" is spelled E-I-N-Z-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩n].
What does "einzeln" mean?
As an adj, "einzeln" means: alleine seiend; nur eins von mehreren
What words are commonly confused with "einzeln"?
"einzeln" is commonly confused with "Engeln", "Enkeln", "einzelne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "einzeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einzeln" is [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einzeln" come from?
"einzeln" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.