Which to use
“einfachen” is an adjective and “eintauchen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,887
- “einfachen” frequency rank
- #22,692
- “eintauchen” frequency rank
- 25579
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einfachen | eintauchen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einfach | in eine Flüssigkeit tauchen, tunken |
Where the eye mixes einfachen and eintauchen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. einfachen runs 9 letters (VVCCVCCVC) against eintauchen's 10 (VVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between einfachen and eintauchen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: einfachen is [ˈaɪ̯nfaxn̩] while eintauchen is [ˈaɪ̯nˌtaʊ̯xn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einfachen is recorded at frequency rank #2,887, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nfaxn̩]. eintauchen is at rank #22,692, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌtaʊ̯xn̩].
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 25579, this pair ranks #1,831,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einfachen vs eintauchen
Shared letters: acehin. Private to "einfachen": f. Private to "eintauchen": tu.
"einfachen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "eintauchen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- einfachen ← eifnachen · einafchen · einfacchen · einfacehn · einfachenn · einfachhen · einfachne · einfahcen
- eintauchen ← einatuchen · einntauchen · eintacuhen · eintaucchen · eintaucehn · eintauchenn · eintauchhen · eintauchne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "einfachen" for "eintauchen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "einfachen" or "eintauchen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "einfachen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eintauchen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,831,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einfachen" and "eintauchen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Einbrüchen vs eintauchen". 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 #1,831,123 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.