Which to use
“einen” and “eint” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46
- “einen” frequency rank
- #35,734
- “eint” frequency rank
- 35780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einen | eint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zur Gemeinsamkeit führen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs einen |
Where the eye mixes einen and eint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses einen with eint
A purely visual mix-up. einen ([ˈaɪ̯nən]) and eint ([aɪ̯nt]) 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 35780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einen is recorded at frequency rank #46, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nən]. 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 35780, this pair ranks #1,631,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einen vs eint
Shared letters: ein. Private to "einen": -. Private to "eint": t.
"einen" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC · "eint" · 4 letters · shape VVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "einen" for "eint" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "einen" or "eint" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "einen" and "eint" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einen" 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 #1,631,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einen" 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 #1,631,720 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.