Which to use
“Einhalten” is a noun and “enthalten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,037
- “Einhalten” frequency rank
- #1,658
- “enthalten” frequency rank
- 12695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Einhalten | enthalten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Befolgung von Regeln, Vereinbarungen, Verpflichtungen oder Terminvorgaben | so beschaffen sein, dass das eine (mit dem stets nötigen Akkusativ-Objekt Bezeichnete) ein Teil des anderen (des mit dem Subjekt Bezeichneten) ist; einen Inhalt haben; bestehen aus |
Where the eye mixes Einhalten and enthalten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Einhalten (VVCCVCCVC) and enthalten (VCCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Einhalten with enthalten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Einhalten is [ˈaɪ̯nˌhaltn̩] while enthalten is [ɛntˈhaltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 12695, 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]. enthalten is at rank #1,658, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈhaltn̩].
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 12695, this pair ranks #1,962,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Einhalten vs enthalten
Shared letters: aehlnt. Private to "Einhalten": i. Private to "enthalten": -.
"Einhalten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "enthalten" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Einhalten" for "enthalten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Einhalten" vs "enthalten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Einhalten" and "enthalten" 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 "enthalten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Einhalten" and "enthalten" 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 #1,962,616 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.