einschüchtern
\ˈaɪ̯nˌʃʏçtɐn\
The verdict
“einschüchtern” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Intimider, apeurer, effaroucher.
Corpus desk
Index FR-einschuchtern · einschüchtern · French
einschüchtern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | einschüchtern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaɪ̯nˌʃʏçtɐn\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « einschüchtern » en français
Rare enough to double-check
einschüchtern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaɪ̯nˌʃʏçtɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Intimider, apeurer, effaroucher.".
Zero misspellings are on record for einschüchtern in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is einschüchtern, spelled E-I-N-S-C-H-Ü-C-H-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Intimider, apeurer, effaroucher.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how einschüchtern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kay will durch sein Auftreten und seinen finsteren Gesichtsausdruck seine Klassenkameraden einschüchtern.
Von solchem Benehmen lasse ich mich nicht einschüchtern.
Synonyms
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.