einlaufen
\ˈaɪ̯nˌlaʊ̯fn̩\
The verdict
“einlaufen” 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) - Rétrécir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-einlaufen · einlaufen · French
einlaufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | einlaufen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaɪ̯nˌlaʊ̯fn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
einlaufen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaɪ̯nˌlaʊ̯fn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
einlaufen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is einlaufen, spelled E-I-N-L-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Rétrécir.
- 2Commencer, s’échauffer, se mettre à.
- 3Entrer dans, faire son entrée dans.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how einlaufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mein Wollpullover ist eingelaufen, weil das Waschwasser zu warm war.
Lauft euch schon mal ein!
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.