Which to use
“eine” is a determiner and “eint” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19
- “eine” frequency rank
- #35,734
- “eint” frequency rank
- 35753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eine | eint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | [1] Nominativ Singular Femininum des unbestimmten Artikels ein | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs einen |
Where the eye mixes eine and eint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: eine vs eint
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eine is [ˈaɪ̯nə] while eint is [aɪ̯nt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “eine” becomes t in “eint”, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eine is recorded at frequency rank #19, classified as adet, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nə]. eint is at rank #35,734, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɪ̯nt].
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 35753, this pair ranks #1,632,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eine vs eint
Shared letters: ein. Private to "eine": -. Private to "eint": t.
"eine" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "eint" · 4 letters · shape VVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "eine" and "eint" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "eine" or "eint" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "eine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,632,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eine" and "eint" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "EBIT vs eint". 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 #1,632,368 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.