einschlafen
\ˈaɪ̯nˌʃlaːfn̩\
The verdict
“einschlafen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’endormir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-einschlafen · einschlafen · French
einschlafen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | einschlafen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaɪ̯nˌʃlaːfn̩\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « einschlafen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
einschlafen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaɪ̯nˌʃlaːfn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
einschlafen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is einschlafen, spelled E-I-N-S-C-H-L-A-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1S’endormir.
- 2Endormir, dans le contexte d’une extrémité coupée de la circulation sanguine.
- 3S’endormir, s’éteindre : mourir paisiblement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how einschlafen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bevor ich einschlafe, schalte ich das Telefon stumm, damit ich nicht gestört werde, wenn es klingelt.
Ich muss eingeschlafen sein, denn als ich erwache, ist die Dokumentation über das antike Rom, die ich mir angesehen habe, längst vorbei.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.