einschränken
\aɪ̯n.ʃrɛŋ.kən\
The verdict
“einschränken” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Restreindre, limiter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-einschranken · einschränken · French
einschränken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | einschränken |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \aɪ̯n.ʃrɛŋ.kən\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « einschränken » en français
Rare enough to double-check
einschränken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \aɪ̯n.ʃrɛŋ.kən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
einschränken has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is einschränken, spelled E-I-N-S-C-H-R-Ä-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Restreindre, limiter.
- 2Se restreindre, mener une vie modeste.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how einschränken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der DDR war die Reisefreiheit stark eingeschränkt.
So ist Deutschland einer Reihe von Übereinkommen der Vereinten Nationen zur Drogenpolitik beigetreten, die die Verfügbarkeit von Suchtmitteln einschränken sollen.
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.