Which to use
“einführen” and “einzuführen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,701
- “einführen” frequency rank
- #10,847
- “einzuführen” frequency rank
- 19548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einführen | einzuführen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Ware über eine Grenze in ein Land/Gebiet bringen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs einführen |
Where the eye mixes einführen and einzuführen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. einführen runs 9 letters (VVCCVCCVC) against einzuführen's 11 (VVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: einführen vs einzuführen
A purely visual mix-up. einführen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːʁən]) and einzuführen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌfyːʁən]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19548, 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]. einzuführen is at rank #10,847, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌfyːʁən].
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 19548, this pair ranks #1,907,188 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einführen vs einzuführen
Shared letters: efhinrü. Private to "einführen": -. Private to "einzuführen": uz.
"einführen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "einzuführen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "einführen" and "einzuführen" 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 "einzuführen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,907,188 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einführen" and "einzuführen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einführen vs einkehren". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,907,188 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.