einfügenvseinigenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#12,058
“einfügen” frequency rank
#668
“einigen” frequency rank
12726
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einfügen einigen
Definition ein Teil passend zu etwas hinzufügen; in eine bestimmte Stelle platzieren, legen mehrere Parteien (zum Beispiel Personen oder Völker) zu einer Einheit verbinden

Where the eye mixes einfügen and einigen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. einfügen runs 8 letters (VVCCVCVC) against einigen's 7 (VVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
einfügen
7 ch
einigen

Visual trap between einfügen and einigen

A purely visual mix-up. einfügen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːɡn̩]) and einigen ([ˈaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]) 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 12726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einfügen is recorded at frequency rank #12,058, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːɡn̩]. einigen is at rank #668, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɪɡn̩].

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 12726, this pair ranks #1,962,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of einfügen vs einigen

Shared letters: egin. Private to "einfügen": fü. Private to "einigen": -.

"einfügen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC  ·  "einigen" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einigen ← eiingen · eingien · einiegn · einigenn · einiggen · einigne · einnigen · eniigen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "einfügen" and "einigen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːɡn̩] versus [ˈaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "einfügen" vs "einigen" - which ranks higher?
"einigen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #668 in our German list, against #12,058 for "einfügen". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "einfügen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "einigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,962,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einfügen" and "einigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einfügen vs einzufügen". 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 #1,962,425 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