eindämmen
\ˈaɪ̯nˌdɛmən\
The verdict
“eindämmen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Endiguer, retenir (l’eau) par une digue.
Corpus desk
Index FR-eindammen · eindämmen · French
eindämmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | eindämmen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaɪ̯nˌdɛmən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
eindämmen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaɪ̯nˌdɛmən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for eindämmen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is eindämmen, spelled E-I-N-D-Ä-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1Endiguer, retenir (l’eau) par une digue.
- 2Endiguer, atténuer un mauvais effet, limiter ou contenir le chiffre ou la force d’une mauvaise chose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how eindämmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mehrere Kleinstädte in Schleswig-Holstein wollen mit Hilfe von Greifvögeln die Zahl der Saatkrähen eindämmen. Die Kommunen haben große Kolonien der Rabenvögel und damit einhergehend mit Problemen wie Lärmbelästigung oder Kot unter den Nestern zu kämpfen.
In einer Zeit so ungeheurer Umwälzungen, da die Moral, das Geld, das Land, die Gesetze, die Rangordnungen, alles, was seit Jahrhunderten in feste Grenzen eingedämmt war, einsickerte oder überschwemmte, in einer Epoche so nie erlebter Veränderungen mußte ihm früh die Relativität aller Werte bewußt werden.
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.