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

#27,260
“einbringt” frequency rank
#36,900
“eindringt” frequency rank
64160
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einbringt eindringt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einbringen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs eindringen

Where the eye mixes einbringt and eindringt

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

9 ch
einbringt
9 ch
eindringt

Why the eye confuses einbringt with eindringt

A purely visual mix-up. einbringt ([ˈaɪ̯nˌbʁɪŋt]) and eindringt ([ˈaɪ̯nˌdʁɪŋt]) 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 “einbringt” becomes d in “eindringt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einbringt is recorded at frequency rank #27,260, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌbʁɪŋt]. eindringt is at rank #36,900, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌdʁɪŋt].

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 64160, this pair ranks #651,321 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of einbringt vs eindringt

Shared letters: eginrt. Private to "einbringt": b. Private to "eindringt": d.

"einbringt" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCC  ·  "eindringt" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einbringteibnringt · einbbringt · einbirngt · einbrignt · einbringgt · einbringtt · einbrinngt · einbrintg
  • eindringteidnringt · einddringt · eindirngt · eindrignt · eindringgt · eindringtt · eindrinngt · eindrintg

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "einbringt" for "eindringt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌbʁɪŋt] versus [ˈaɪ̯nˌdʁɪŋt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "einbringt" or "eindringt" show up more?
"einbringt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,260 in our German list, against #36,900 for "eindringt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "einbringt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eindringt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #651,321 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einbringt" and "eindringt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einbringt vs erbringt". 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 #651,321 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