einervsEinkehrTell them apart

Quick tell: einer is a determiner, Einkehr is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“einer” is a determiner and “Einkehr” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#51
“einer” frequency rank
#36,904
“Einkehr” frequency rank
36955
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einer Einkehr
Definition [1] Genitiv Singular Femininum des unbestimmten Artikels ein Handlung, ein Lokal zu betreten

Where the eye mixes einer and Einkehr

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
einer
7 ch
Einkehr

Look-alike desk: einer vs Einkehr

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: einer is [ˈaɪ̯nɐ] while Einkehr is [ˈaɪ̯nˌkeːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einer is recorded at frequency rank #51, classified as adet, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɐ]. Einkehr is at rank #36,904, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌkeːɐ̯].

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 36955, this pair ranks #1,602,439 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of einer vs Einkehr

Shared letters: einr. Private to "einer": -. Private to "Einkehr": hk.

"einer" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC  ·  "Einkehr" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einereienr · einerr · einner · einre · enier · iener
  • Einkehreiknehr · einekhr · einkehhr · einkehrr · einkerh · einkher · einkkehr · einnkehr

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "einer" and "Einkehr" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "einer" is a determiner and "Einkehr" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "einer" vs "Einkehr" - which ranks higher?
"einer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #51 in our German list, against #36,904 for "Einkehr". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "einer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Einkehr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,602,439 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einer" and "Einkehr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Einkehr vs einkehren". 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 #1,602,439 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