Which to use
“einfallen” and “einfällt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,287
- “einfallen” frequency rank
- #12,057
- “einfällt” frequency rank
- 18344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einfallen | einfällt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (unerwünscht oder sogar gewaltsam) eindringen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einfallen |
Where the eye mixes einfallen and einfällt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: einfallen vs einfällt
A purely visual mix-up. einfallen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌfalən]) and einfällt ([ˈaɪ̯nfɛlt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einfallen is recorded at frequency rank #6,287, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌfalən]. 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 18344, this pair ranks #1,919,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einfallen vs einfällt
Shared letters: efiln. Private to "einfallen": a. Private to "einfällt": tä.
"einfallen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "einfällt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- einfallen ← eifnallen · einafllen · einfaleln · einfalen · einfallenn · einfallne · einffallen · einflalen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "einfallen" and "einfällt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "einfallen" or "einfällt"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "einfallen" 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 #1,919,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einfallen" and "einfällt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Einfälle vs einfällt". 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 #1,919,139 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.