einbringenvseindringenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,547
“einbringen” frequency rank
#11,035
“eindringen” frequency rank
19582
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einbringen eindringen
Definition in etwas befördern, tragen, bringen; landwirtschaftliche Einträge vom Feld holen in etwas eintreten, hineingelangen

Where the eye mixes einbringen and eindringen

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

10 ch
einbringen
10 ch
eindringen

Look-alike desk: einbringen vs eindringen

A purely visual mix-up. einbringen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌbʁɪŋən]) and eindringen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌdʁɪŋən]) 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 a single letter - b in “einbringen” becomes d in “eindringen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einbringen is recorded at frequency rank #8,547, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌbʁɪŋən]. eindringen is at rank #11,035, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌdʁɪŋən].

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 19582, this pair ranks #1,906,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of einbringen vs eindringen

Shared letters: eginr. Private to "einbringen": b. Private to "eindringen": d.

"einbringen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVCCVC  ·  "eindringen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einbringeneibnringen · einbbringen · einbirngen · einbrignen · einbrinegn · einbringenn · einbringgen · einbringne
  • eindringeneidnringen · einddringen · eindirngen · eindrignen · eindrinegn · eindringenn · eindringgen · eindringne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "einbringen" for "eindringen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌbʁɪŋən] versus [ˈaɪ̯nˌdʁɪŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "einbringen" or "eindringen" show up more?
"einbringen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,547 in our German list, against #11,035 for "eindringen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "einbringen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eindringen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,906,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einbringen" and "eindringen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eindringen vs eindringt". 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 #1,906,818 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