EinflussvsEinflussesTell them apart

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“Einfluss” and “Einflusses” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,286
“Einfluss” frequency rank
#33,546
“Einflusses” frequency rank
34832
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Einfluss Einflusses
Definition das Einwirken auf etwas oder jemanden Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Einfluss

Where the eye mixes Einfluss and Einflusses

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Einfluss runs 8 letters (VVCCCVCC) against Einflusses's 10 (VVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Einfluss
10 ch
Einflusses

Look-alike desk: Einfluss vs Einflusses

A purely visual mix-up. Einfluss ([ˈaɪ̯nˌflʊs]) and Einflusses ([ˈaɪ̯nˌflʊsəs]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Einfluss” sits inside “Einflusses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Einfluss is recorded at frequency rank #1,286, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌflʊs]. Einflusses is at rank #33,546, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌflʊsəs].

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 34832, this pair ranks #1,654,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Einfluss vs Einflusses

Shared letters: efilnsu. Private to "Einfluss": -. Private to "Einflusses": -.

"Einfluss" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC  ·  "Einflusses" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Einfluss ← eifnluss · einffluss · einflluss · einflsus · einflus · einfluß · einfulss · einlfuss
  • Einflusses ← eifnlusses · einfflusses · einfllusses · einflsuses · einfluses · einflusess · einflussess · einflussse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Einfluss" and "Einflusses" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌflʊs] versus [ˈaɪ̯nˌflʊsəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Einfluss" or "Einflusses" show up more?
"Einfluss" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,286 in our German list, against #33,546 for "Einflusses". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Einfluss" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Einflusses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,654,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Einfluss" and "Einflusses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Einflüssen vs Einflusses". 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 #1,654,268 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list