Englein
[ˈɛŋlaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Englein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner Engel
Corpus desk
Index DE-englein · Englein · German
Englein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Englein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛŋlaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Englein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Englein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛŋlaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner Engel".
Englein has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Englein, spelled E-N-G-L-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1kleiner Engel
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Englein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zwei Minuten später standen die untröstlichen Englein in einem wahrhaft überwältigenden Rahmen.“
Antonyms
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.