Which to use
“einführen” and “einkehren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,701
- “einführen” frequency rank
- #48,841
- “einkehren” frequency rank
- 57542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einführen | einkehren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Ware über eine Grenze in ein Land/Gebiet bringen | eine Reise/Wanderung unterbrechen und eine Gastwirtschaft aufsuchen (um dort etwas zu essen und zu trinken oder auch zu übernachten) |
Where the eye mixes einführen and einkehren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. einführen and einkehren follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses einführen with einkehren
A purely visual mix-up. einführen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːʁən]) and einkehren ([ˈaɪ̯nˌkeːʁən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einführen is recorded at frequency rank #8,701, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːʁən]. einkehren is at rank #48,841, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌkeːʁən].
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 57542, this pair ranks #897,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of einführen vs einkehren
Shared letters: ehinr. Private to "einführen": fü. Private to "einkehren": k.
"einführen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "einkehren" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- einkehren ← eiknehren · einekhren · einkehern · einkehhren · einkehrenn · einkehrne · einkehrren · einkerhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "einführen" and "einkehren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "einführen" vs "einkehren" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "einführen" and "einkehren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einführen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einkehren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #897,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einführen" and "einkehren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Einkehr vs einkehren". 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 #897,408 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.