Which to use
“einfahren” and “eingefahren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,547
- “einfahren” frequency rank
- #24,310
- “eingefahren” frequency rank
- 43857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einfahren | eingefahren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einem Fortbewegungsmittel in eine Sache/in einen Ort hineinfahren | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einfahren |
Where the eye mixes einfahren and eingefahren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. einfahren runs 9 letters (VVCCVCCVC) against eingefahren's 11 (VVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses einfahren with eingefahren
A purely visual mix-up. einfahren ([ˈaɪ̯nˌfaːʁən]) and eingefahren ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfaːʁən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einfahren is recorded at frequency rank #19,547, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌfaːʁən]. eingefahren is at rank #24,310, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfaːʁən].
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 43857, this pair ranks #1,404,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of einfahren vs eingefahren
Shared letters: aefhinr. Private to "einfahren": -. Private to "eingefahren": g.
"einfahren" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "eingefahren" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- einfahren ← eifnahren · einafhren · einfahern · einfahhren · einfahrenn · einfahrne · einfahrren · einfarhen
- eingefahren ← eignefahren · einegfahren · eingeafhren · eingefahern · eingefahhren · eingefahrenn · eingefahrne · eingefahrren
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "einfahren" and "eingefahren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "einfahren" or "eingefahren"?
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 "einfahren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eingefahren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,404,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einfahren" and "eingefahren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einfahren 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 #1,404,713 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.