Einzelunternehmen

[ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ʔʊntɐˌneːmən]

/[ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ʔʊntɐˌneːmən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Einzelunternehmen” is uncommon German (frequency #62,355 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,355
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Form einer Firma, die nur aus einer natürlichen Person besteht, die mit dem Privatvermögen für Verbindlichkeiten haftet

Corpus desk

Index DE-einzelunternehmen · Einzelunternehmen · German

Einzelunternehmen · rank #62,355 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,355
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 57,060
  • PHOTO-FINISH einvernehmlic…

Nearest frequency peer: einvernehmliche (-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 “Einzelunternehmen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Einzelunternehmen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Einzelunternehmen
PropertyValue
HeadwordEinzelunternehmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ʔʊntɐˌneːmən]
Letters17
Frequency rank#62,355
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Einzelunternehmen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Einzelunternehmen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Einzelunternehmen is uncommon German at frequency #62,355 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ʔʊntɐˌneːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Einzelunternehmen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Einzelunternehmen, spelled E-I-N-Z-E-L-U-N-T-E-R-N-E-H-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Form einer Firma, die nur aus einer natürlichen Person besteht, die mit dem Privatvermögen für Verbindlichkeiten haftet
  2. 2
    ein Unternehmen von vielen eines Konzerns

Synonyms

Einzelunternehmung

Antonyms

AktiengesellschaftGmbH

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Einzelunternehmen"?
"Einzelunternehmen" is spelled E-I-N-Z-E-L-U-N-T-E-R-N-E-H-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ʔʊntɐˌneːmən].
What does "Einzelunternehmen" mean?
As a noun, "Einzelunternehmen" means: Form einer Firma, die nur aus einer natürlichen Person besteht, die mit dem Privatvermögen für Verbindlichkeiten haftet
How do you pronounce "Einzelunternehmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Einzelunternehmen" is [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ʔʊntɐˌneːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Einzelunternehmen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list