einzig und allein
[ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪç ʊnt aˈlaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“einzig und allein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Übrige ausgenommen
Corpus desk
Index DE-einzig-und-allein · einzig und allein · German
einzig und allein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | einzig und allein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪç ʊnt aˈlaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „einzig und allein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
einzig und allein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪç ʊnt aˈlaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Übrige ausgenommen".
No misspelling variants are generated for einzig und allein in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is einzig und allein, spelled E-I-N-Z-I-G- -U-N-D- -A-L-L-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1das Übrige ausgenommen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how einzig und allein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es geht einzig und allein um die Form der Statue.
Einzig und allein die Form ist hier ausschlaggebend für die Beurteilung.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.