Which to use
“Einhalten” and “Einhaltung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,037
- “Einhalten” frequency rank
- #8,350
- “Einhaltung” frequency rank
- 19387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Einhalten | Einhaltung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Befolgung von Regeln, Vereinbarungen, Verpflichtungen oder Terminvorgaben | Befolgung einer Regel |
Where the eye mixes Einhalten and Einhaltung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Einhalten runs 9 letters (VVCCVCCVC) against Einhaltung's 10 (VVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Einhalten and Einhaltung
A purely visual mix-up. Einhalten ([ˈaɪ̯nˌhaltn̩]) and Einhaltung ([ˈaɪ̯nˌhaltʊŋ]) 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 19387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Einhalten is recorded at frequency rank #11,037, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌhaltn̩]. Einhaltung is at rank #8,350, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌhaltʊŋ].
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 19387, this pair ranks #1,908,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Einhalten vs Einhaltung
Shared letters: aehilnt. Private to "Einhalten": -. Private to "Einhaltung": gu.
"Einhalten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "Einhaltung" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Einhalten ← eihnalten · einahlten · einhaletn · einhallten · einhaltenn · einhaltne · einhaltten · einhatlen
- Einhaltung ← eihnaltung · einahltung · einhalltung · einhaltnug · einhalttung · einhaltugn · einhaltungg · einhaltunng
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Einhalten" for "Einhaltung" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Einhalten" or "Einhaltung" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Einhalten" and "Einhaltung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Einhalten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Einhaltung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,908,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Einhalten" and "Einhaltung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einbehalten vs Einhalten". 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 #1,908,842 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.