Eins

\aɪ̯ns\

/\aɪ̯ns\/ noun

The verdict

“Eins” is uncommon French (frequency #96,871 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,871
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un.

Corpus desk

Index FR-eins · Eins · French

Eins · rank #96,871 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,871
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH elfiques

Nearest frequency peer: elfiques (+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 « Eins »

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 « Eins » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eins
PropertyValue
HeadwordEins
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\aɪ̯ns\
Letters4
Frequency rank#96,871
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Eins » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Einstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « elfiques » (#96,872), « effervescente » (#96,869), « empochent » (#96,877). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « Eins » est au #96,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eins is uncommon French at frequency #96,871 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \aɪ̯ns\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Un.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Eins in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Eins, spelled E-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Un.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Protokolle sind Regelwerke, nach denen Nullen und Einsen zwischen Sender und Empfänger in einem Kommunikationsnetzwerk übertragen werden.

Synonyms

sehr gutEinser

Antonyms

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 "Eins"?
"Eins" is spelled E-I-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \aɪ̯ns\.
What does "Eins" mean?
As a noun, "Eins" means: Un.
How do you pronounce "Eins"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eins" is \aɪ̯ns\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eins" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list