EinbrechervsEinbrechernWhich spelling fits?

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

#9,884
“Einbrecher” frequency rank
#48,096
“Einbrechern” frequency rank
57980
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Einbrecher Einbrechern
Definition Person, die unerlaubt ein fremdes Grundstück betritt, um Sachen zu entwenden Dativ Plural des Substantivs Einbrecher

Where the eye mixes Einbrecher and Einbrechern

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Einbrecher runs 10 letters (VVCCCVCCVC) against Einbrechern's 11 (VVCCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Einbrecher
11 ch
Einbrechern

Look-alike desk: Einbrecher vs Einbrechern

A purely visual mix-up. Einbrecher ([ˈaɪ̯nˌbʁɛçɐ]) and Einbrechern ([ˈaɪ̯nˌbʁɛçɐn]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Einbrecher” sits inside “Einbrechern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Einbrecher is recorded at frequency rank #9,884, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌbʁɛçɐ]. Einbrechern is at rank #48,096, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌbʁɛçɐn].

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 57980, this pair ranks #880,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Einbrecher vs Einbrechern

Shared letters: bcehinr. Private to "Einbrecher": -. Private to "Einbrechern": -.

"Einbrecher" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVCCVC  ·  "Einbrechern" · 11 letters · shape VVCCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Einbrecher ← eibnrecher · einbbrecher · einbercher · einbrceher · einbreccher · einbrecehr · einbrecherr · einbrechher
  • Einbrechern ← eibnrechern · einbbrechern · einberchern · einbrcehern · einbrecchern · einbrecehrn · einbrechenr · einbrechernn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Einbrecher" for "Einbrechern" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌbʁɛçɐ] versus [ˈaɪ̯nˌbʁɛçɐn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Einbrecher" or "Einbrechern"?
"Einbrecher" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,884 in our German list, against #48,096 for "Einbrechern". 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 "Einbrecher" and "Einbrechern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Einbrecher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Einbrechern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #880,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Einbrecher" and "Einbrechern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Einbrechern vs Einbrüchen". 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 #880,252 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