einführtvseingeführtWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,013
“einführt” frequency rank
#2,816
“eingeführt” frequency rank
33829
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einführt eingeführt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einführen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einführen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set einführt and eingeführt apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
einführt
10 ch
eingeführt

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. einführt ([ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːɐ̯t]) and eingeführt ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) 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 33829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einführt is recorded at frequency rank #31,013, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːɐ̯t]. eingeführt is at rank #2,816, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfyːɐ̯t].

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 33829, this pair ranks #1,677,166 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of einführt vs eingeführt

Shared letters: efhinrtü. Private to "einführt": -. Private to "eingeführt": g.

"einführt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC  ·  "eingeführt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC

Frequency comparison

einführt#31,013
eingeführt#2,816

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "einführt" and "eingeführt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːɐ̯t] versus [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "einführt" or "eingeführt"?
"eingeführt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,816 in our German list, against #31,013 for "einführt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering einführt vs eingeführt

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  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list