Which to use
“einkauft” and “erkauft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,884
- “einkauft” frequency rank
- #35,749
- “erkauft” frequency rank
- 81633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einkauft | erkauft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einkaufen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erkaufen |
Where the eye mixes einkauft and erkauft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. einkauft runs 8 letters (VVCCVVCC) against erkauft's 7 (VCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: einkauft vs erkauft
A purely visual mix-up. einkauft ([ˈaɪ̯nˌkaʊ̯ft]) and erkauft ([ɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ft]) 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 81633, 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]. erkauft is at rank #35,749, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ft].
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 81633, this pair ranks #172,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of einkauft vs erkauft
Shared letters: aefktu. Private to "einkauft": in. Private to "erkauft": r.
"einkauft" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCC · "erkauft" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "einkauft" and "erkauft" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "einkauft" vs "erkauft" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "einkauft" and "erkauft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einkauft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erkauft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einkauft" and "erkauft" 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 #172,073 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.