Which to use
“Eindruck” and “Eindrücke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,473
- “Eindruck” frequency rank
- #7,596
- “Eindrücke” frequency rank
- 9069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Eindruck | Eindrücke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | verbleibende Erinnerung, Vorstellung, die jemand oder etwas hinterlassen hat | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Eindruck |
Where the eye mixes Eindruck and Eindrücke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Eindruck runs 8 letters (VVCCCVCC) against Eindrücke's 9 (VVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Eindruck and Eindrücke
A purely visual mix-up. Eindruck ([ˈaɪ̯nˌdʁʊk]) and Eindrücke ([ˈaɪ̯ndʁʏkə]) 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 9069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Eindruck is recorded at frequency rank #1,473, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌdʁʊk]. Eindrücke is at rank #7,596, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯ndʁʏkə].
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 9069, this pair ranks #1,981,592 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Eindruck vs Eindrücke
Shared letters: cdeiknr. Private to "Eindruck": u. Private to "Eindrücke": ü.
"Eindruck" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC · "Eindrücke" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Eindruck ← eidnruck · einddruck · eindrcuk · eindrruck · eindrucck · eindruckk · eindrukc · eindurck
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Eindruck" and "Eindrücke" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Eindruck" vs "Eindrücke" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Eindruck" and "Eindrücke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Eindruck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Eindrücke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,592 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Eindruck" and "Eindrücke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Eindrücke vs Eindrücken". 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 #1,981,592 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.