einbeziehenvseinzubeziehenConfusable pair

Which to use

“einbeziehen” and “einzubeziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,879
“einbeziehen” frequency rank
#21,232
“einzubeziehen” frequency rank
41111
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einbeziehen einzubeziehen
Definition jemanden oder etwas zu einer Gruppe rechnen, in eine Gruppe hineinnehmen erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs einbeziehen

Where the eye mixes einbeziehen and einzubeziehen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. einbeziehen runs 11 letters (VVCCVCVVCVC) against einzubeziehen's 13 (VVCCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
einbeziehen
13 ch
einzubeziehen

Look-alike desk: einbeziehen vs einzubeziehen

A purely visual mix-up. einbeziehen ([ˈaɪ̯nbəˌt͡siːən]) and einzubeziehen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡subəˌt͡siːən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einbeziehen is recorded at frequency rank #19,879, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nbəˌt͡siːən]. einzubeziehen is at rank #21,232, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡subəˌt͡siːən].

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 41111, this pair ranks #1,489,020 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of einbeziehen vs einzubeziehen

Shared letters: behinz. Private to "einbeziehen": -. Private to "einzubeziehen": u.

"einbeziehen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCVC  ·  "einzubeziehen" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einbezieheneibneziehen · einbbeziehen · einbeizehen · einbezeihen · einbezieehn · einbeziehenn · einbeziehhen · einbeziehne
  • einzubezieheneinnzubeziehen · einuzbeziehen · einzbueziehen · einzubbeziehen · einzubeizehen · einzubezeihen · einzubezieehn · einzubeziehenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "einbeziehen" for "einzubeziehen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nbəˌt͡siːən] versus [ˈaɪ̯nt͡subəˌt͡siːən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "einbeziehen" or "einzubeziehen" show up more?
"einbeziehen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,879 in our German list, against #21,232 for "einzubeziehen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "einbeziehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "einzubeziehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,489,020 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einbeziehen" and "einzubeziehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einbeziehen vs einbezieht". 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 #1,489,020 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