einberufenvsEinberufungWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: einberufen is a verb, Einberufung is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“einberufen” is a verb and “Einberufung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,866
“einberufen” frequency rank
#28,616
“Einberufung” frequency rank
44482
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einberufen Einberufung
Definition (eine Versammlung) zusammenkommen lassen Einladung zu einer Versammlung

Where the eye mixes einberufen and Einberufung

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

10 ch
einberufen
11 ch
Einberufung

Look-alike desk: einberufen vs Einberufung

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: einberufen is [ˈaɪ̯nbəˌʁuːfn̩] while Einberufung is [ˈaɪ̯nbəˌʁuːfʊŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einberufen is recorded at frequency rank #15,866, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nbəˌʁuːfn̩]. Einberufung is at rank #28,616, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nbəˌʁuːfʊŋ].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 44482, this pair ranks #1,384,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of einberufen vs Einberufung

Shared letters: befinru. Private to "einberufen": -. Private to "Einberufung": g.

"einberufen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC  ·  "Einberufung" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einberufeneibnerufen · einbberufen · einberfuen · einberrufen · einberuefn · einberufenn · einberuffen · einberufne
  • Einberufungeibnerufung · einbberufung · einberfuung · einberrufung · einberuffung · einberufnug · einberufugn · einberufungg

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "einberufen" and "Einberufung" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "einberufen" is a verb and "Einberufung" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "einberufen" or "Einberufung" show up more?
"einberufen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,866 in our German list, against #28,616 for "Einberufung". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "einberufen" and "Einberufung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "einberufen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Einberufung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,384,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einberufen" and "Einberufung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einberufen vs einwerfen". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,384,814 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list