einkauftvseinräumtConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#45,884
“einkauft” frequency rank
#35,731
“einräumt” frequency rank
81615
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einkauft einräumt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einkaufen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einräumen

Where the eye mixes einkauft and einräumt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. einkauft and einräumt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
einkauft
8 ch
einräumt

Visual trap between einkauft and einräumt

A purely visual mix-up. einkauft ([ˈaɪ̯nˌkaʊ̯ft]) and einräumt ([ˈaɪ̯nˌʁɔɪ̯mt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einkauft is recorded at frequency rank #45,884, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌkaʊ̯ft]. einräumt is at rank #35,731, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌʁɔɪ̯mt].

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 81615, this pair ranks #172,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of einkauft vs einräumt

Shared letters: eintu. Private to "einkauft": afk. Private to "einräumt": mrä.

"einkauft" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCC  ·  "einräumt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einkauft ← eiknauft · einakuft · einkafut · einkaufft · einkauftt · einkautf · einkkauft · einkuaft

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "einkauft" and "einräumt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌkaʊ̯ft] versus [ˈaɪ̯nˌʁɔɪ̯mt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "einkauft" or "einräumt" show up more?
"einräumt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,731 in our German list, against #45,884 for "einkauft". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "einkauft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "einräumt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #172,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einkauft" and "einräumt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einkauft vs Einlauf". 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 #172,384 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list