Which to use
“Einfall” is a noun and “einfällt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,307
- “Einfall” frequency rank
- #12,057
- “einfällt” frequency rank
- 36364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Einfall | einfällt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plötzlicher Gedanke | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einfallen |
Where the eye mixes Einfall and einfällt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Einfall vs einfällt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Einfall is [ˈaɪ̯nˌfal] while einfällt is [ˈaɪ̯nfɛlt]. 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 36364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Einfall is recorded at frequency rank #24,307, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌfal]. einfällt is at rank #12,057, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nfɛlt].
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 36364, this pair ranks #1,617,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Einfall vs einfällt
Shared letters: efiln. Private to "Einfall": a. Private to "einfällt": tä.
"Einfall" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC · "einfällt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Einfall ← eifnall · einafll · einfal · einffall · einflal · einnfall · enifall · ienfall
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Einfall" for "einfällt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Einfall" or "einfällt" 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 "Einfall" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einfällt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,617,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Einfall" and "einfällt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Einfall vs einfiel". 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 #1,617,469 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.