einhalten

\ˈaɪ̯nˌhaltn̩\

/\ˈaɪ̯nˌhaltn̩\/ verb

The verdict

“einhalten” 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) - Tenir un engagement, respecter une règle, faire ce qui est prescrit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-einhalten · einhalten · French

einhalten · 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.

Key facts for einhalten
PropertyValue
Headwordeinhalten
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈaɪ̯nˌhaltn̩\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « einhalten » en français

einhaltensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

einhalten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaɪ̯nˌhaltn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for einhalten, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is einhalten, spelled E-I-N-H-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tenir un engagement, respecter une règle, faire ce qui est prescrit.
  2. 2
    Maintenir, conserver quelque chose sans changement.
  3. 3
    Arrêter, interrompre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how einhalten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Menschen mit ADHS haben oft Schwierigkeiten, ihre Emotionen zu regulieren. Kleinigkeiten im Alltag werfen mich total aus der Bahn. Wenn jemand zum Beispiel eine Abmachung oder Verabredung nicht einhält, ist das für mich ein halber Weltuntergang.
  2. Die Mitarbeiter sollten demnach einen Mindestabstand von einem Meter einhalten und Lüftungssysteme ausschalten.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einhalten"?
"einhalten" is spelled E-I-N-H-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈaɪ̯nˌhaltn̩\.
What does "einhalten" mean?
As a verb, "einhalten" means: Tenir un engagement, respecter une règle, faire ce qui est prescrit.
How do you pronounce "einhalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einhalten" is \ˈaɪ̯nˌhaltn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einhalten" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list