einsperren

\ˈaɪn.ˌʃpɛ.rən\

/\ˈaɪn.ˌʃpɛ.rən\/ verb

The verdict

“einsperren” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-einsperren · einsperren · French

einsperren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for einsperren
PropertyValue
Headwordeinsperren
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈaɪn.ˌʃpɛ.rən\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « einsperren » en français

einsperrenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

einsperren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaɪn.ˌʃpɛ.rən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Emprisonner, arrêter.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for einsperren, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is einsperren, spelled E-I-N-S-P-E-R-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Emprisonner, arrêter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Zeiten sind heroisch und unerbittlich: Einen Arbeiter, der fünf Minuten zu spät kommt, stellt man vor das Kriegsgericht, und es sind die Tschekisten, die einsperren, verurteilen und gegebenenfalls mit einer Kugel in den Nacken die Exekution ausführen.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einsperren"?
"einsperren" is spelled E-I-N-S-P-E-R-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈaɪn.ˌʃpɛ.rən\.
What does "einsperren" mean?
As a verb, "einsperren" means: Emprisonner, arrêter.
How do you pronounce "einsperren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einsperren" is \ˈaɪn.ˌʃpɛ.rən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einsperren" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list