Which to use
“einfordern” and “erfordern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,309
- “einfordern” frequency rank
- #10,074
- “erfordern” frequency rank
- 34383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einfordern | erfordern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas mit Nachdruck fordern | etwas unbedingt verlangen, etwas notwendig machen |
Where the eye mixes einfordern and erfordern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. einfordern runs 10 letters (VVCCVCCVCC) against erfordern's 9 (VCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between einfordern and erfordern
A purely visual mix-up. einfordern ([ˈaɪ̯nˌfɔʁdɐn]) and erfordern ([ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐn]) 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 34383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einfordern is recorded at frequency rank #24,309, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌfɔʁdɐn]. erfordern is at rank #10,074, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐn].
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 34383, this pair ranks #1,664,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einfordern vs erfordern
Shared letters: defnor. Private to "einfordern": i. Private to "erfordern": -.
"einfordern" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCC · "erfordern" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- einfordern ← eifnordern · einffordern · einfodrern · einforddern · einfordenr · einfordernn · einforderrn · einfordren
- erfordern ← efrordern · erffordern · erfodrern · erforddern · erfordenr · erfordernn · erforderrn · erfordren
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "einfordern" for "erfordern" ever safe?
Which is more common, "einfordern" or "erfordern"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "einfordern" and "erfordern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einfordern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erfordern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,664,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einfordern" and "erfordern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einfordern vs einzufordern". 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 #1,664,578 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.