Einzeltäter

[ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌtɛːtɐ]

/[ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌtɛːtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Einzeltäter” is uncommon German (frequency #50,417 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,417
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der allein eine Unrechtstat begangen hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-einzeltater · Einzeltäter · German

Einzeltäter · rank #50,417 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,417
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Einzelhaft

Nearest frequency peer: Einzelhaft (-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 „Einzeltäter“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Einzeltäter
PropertyValue
HeadwordEinzeltäter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌtɛːtɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#50,417
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Einzeltäter“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Einzeltäterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Einzelhaft“ (#50,416), „einzulösen“ (#50,418), „Einsatzgebiete“ (#50,415). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Einzeltäter“ bei #50,417. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Einzeltäter is uncommon German at frequency #50,417 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌtɛːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der allein eine Unrechtstat begangen hat".

Einzeltäter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Einzeltäter, spelled E-I-N-Z-E-L-T-Ä-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der allein eine Unrechtstat begangen hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Einzeltäter entpuppen sich oft als einsichtige, fast schon ergebene Personen.“

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 "Einzeltäter"?
"Einzeltäter" is spelled E-I-N-Z-E-L-T-Ä-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌtɛːtɐ].
What does "Einzeltäter" mean?
As a noun, "Einzeltäter" means: jemand, der allein eine Unrechtstat begangen hat
How do you pronounce "Einzeltäter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Einzeltäter" is [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌtɛːtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Einzeltäter" come from?
"Einzeltäter" 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 "Einzeltäter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list