einbindenvsentbindenWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#23,900
“einbinden” frequency rank
#48,846
“entbinden” frequency rank
72746
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einbinden entbinden
Definition mit einem Verband, einer Binde umwickeln (verbinden), einwickeln ein Kind zur Welt bringen

Where the eye mixes einbinden and entbinden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
einbinden
9 ch
entbinden

Visual trap between einbinden and entbinden

A purely visual mix-up. einbinden ([ˈaɪ̯nˌbɪndn̩]) and entbinden ([ɛntˈbɪndn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einbinden is recorded at frequency rank #23,900, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌbɪndn̩]. entbinden is at rank #48,846, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈbɪndn̩].

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 72746, this pair ranks #379,620 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of einbinden vs entbinden

Shared letters: bdein. Private to "einbinden": -. Private to "entbinden": t.

"einbinden" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC  ·  "entbinden" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einbindeneibninden · einbbinden · einbidnen · einbindden · einbindenn · einbindne · einbinedn · einbinnden
  • entbindenenbtinden · enntbinden · entbbinden · entbidnen · entbindden · entbindenn · entbindne · entbinedn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "einbinden" for "entbinden" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌbɪndn̩] versus [ɛntˈbɪndn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "einbinden" vs "entbinden" - which ranks higher?
"einbinden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,900 in our German list, against #48,846 for "entbinden". 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 "einbinden" and "entbinden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "einbinden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entbinden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #379,620 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einbinden" and "entbinden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entbinden vs entrinnen". 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 #379,620 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