Which to use
“Einhalt” is a noun and “enthält” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,838
- “Einhalt” frequency rank
- #1,474
- “enthält” frequency rank
- 28312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Einhalt | enthält |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Inhalt | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs enthalten |
Where the eye mixes Einhalt and enthält
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Einhalt (VVCCVCC) and enthält (VCCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Einhalt with enthält
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Einhalt is [ˈaɪ̯nˌhalt] while enthält is [ɛntˈhɛlt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Einhalt is recorded at frequency rank #26,838, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌhalt]. enthält is at rank #1,474, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈhɛlt].
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 28312, this pair ranks #1,787,020 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Einhalt vs enthält
Shared letters: ehlnt. Private to "Einhalt": ai. Private to "enthält": ä.
"Einhalt" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC · "enthält" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Einhalt ← eihnalt · einahlt · einhallt · einhaltt · einhatl · einhhalt · einhlat · einnhalt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Einhalt" for "enthält" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Einhalt" vs "enthält" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Einhalt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enthält" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,787,020 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Einhalt" and "enthält" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Einfall vs Einhalt". 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 #1,787,020 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.