Which to use
“Einfahrt” is a noun and “einführte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,344
- “Einfahrt” frequency rank
- #39,905
- “einführte” frequency rank
- 53249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Einfahrt | einführte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Fahrt in etwas hinein | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einführen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Einfahrt and einführte apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Einfahrt is [ˈaɪ̯nˌfaːɐ̯t] while einführte is [ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːɐ̯tə]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Einfahrt is recorded at frequency rank #13,344, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌfaːɐ̯t]. einführte is at rank #39,905, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːɐ̯tə].
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 53249, this pair ranks #1,065,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Einfahrt vs einführte
Shared letters: efhinrt. Private to "Einfahrt": a. Private to "einführte": ü.
"Einfahrt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC · "einführte" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Einfahrt ← eifnahrt · einafhrt · einfahhrt · einfahrrt · einfahrtt · einfahtr · einfarht · einffahrt
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Einfahrt vs einführte
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Einfahrt”; for a verb, it's “einführte”.
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