einem

\ˈaɪ.n.m\

/\ˈaɪ.n.m\/ article

The verdict

“einem” is uncommon French (frequency #67,486 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as an article. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,486
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin datif ou neutre datif de ein.

Corpus desk

Index FR-einem · einem · French

einem · rank #67,486 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,486
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH elixir

Nearest frequency peer: elixir (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « einem »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « einem » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for einem
PropertyValue
Headwordeinem
LanguageFrench
Part of speechArticle
IPA\ˈaɪ.n.m\
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,486
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « einem » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).einemtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « elixir » (#67,487), « effilées » (#67,484), « embrigadement » (#67,488). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « einem » est au #67,486. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

einem is uncommon French at frequency #67,486 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as anarticle, transcribed \ˈaɪ.n.m\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masculin datif ou neutre datif de ein.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for einem, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is einem, spelled E-I-N-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin datif ou neutre datif de ein.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einem"?
"einem" is spelled E-I-N-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈaɪ.n.m\.
What does "einem" mean?
As an article, "einem" means: Masculin datif ou neutre datif de ein.
How do you pronounce "einem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einem" is \ˈaɪ.n.m\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einem" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list