einbringenvseinspringenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,547
“einbringen” frequency rank
#27,699
“einspringen” frequency rank
36246
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einbringen einspringen
Definition in etwas befördern, tragen, bringen; landwirtschaftliche Einträge vom Feld holen jemandes anderen Rolle einnehmen, eine Person (eher ungeplant) ersetzen

Where the eye mixes einbringen and einspringen

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

10 ch
einbringen
11 ch
einspringen

Look-alike desk: einbringen vs einspringen

A purely visual mix-up. einbringen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌbʁɪŋən]) and einspringen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌʃpʁɪŋən]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36246, 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]. einspringen is at rank #27,699, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃpʁɪŋən].

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 36246, this pair ranks #1,620,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of einbringen vs einspringen

Shared letters: eginr. Private to "einbringen": b. Private to "einspringen": ps.

"einbringen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVCCVC  ·  "einspringen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einbringeneibnringen · einbbringen · einbirngen · einbrignen · einbrinegn · einbringenn · einbringgen · einbringne
  • einspringeneinnspringen · einpsringen · einspirngen · einsppringen · einsprignen · einsprinegn · einspringenn · einspringgen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "einbringen" for "einspringen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌbʁɪŋən] versus [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃpʁɪŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "einbringen" or "einspringen" show up more?
"einbringen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,547 in our German list, against #27,699 for "einspringen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "einspringen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,620,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einbringen" and "einspringen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einspringen vs entspringen". 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 #1,620,399 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