Which to use
“Einkommen” and “Einkommens” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,515
- “Einkommen” frequency rank
- #16,684
- “Einkommens” frequency rank
- 20199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Einkommen | Einkommens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Geld, das jemand in einem bestimmten Zeitraum bekommt, meist als Lohn, Gehalt oder als Gewinn aus Geschäften; Einkünfte | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Einkommen |
Where the eye mixes Einkommen and Einkommens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Einkommen runs 9 letters (VVCCVCCVC) against Einkommens's 10 (VVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Einkommen with Einkommens
A purely visual mix-up. Einkommen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌkɔmən]) and Einkommens ([ˈaɪ̯nˌkɔməns]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Einkommen” sits inside “Einkommens”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Einkommen is recorded at frequency rank #3,515, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌkɔmən]. Einkommens is at rank #16,684, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌkɔməns].
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 20199, this pair ranks #1,900,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Einkommen vs Einkommens
Shared letters: eikmno. Private to "Einkommen": -. Private to "Einkommens": s.
"Einkommen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "Einkommens" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Einkommen ← eiknommen · einkkommen · einkmomen · einkomemn · einkomen · einkommenn · einkommne · einnkommen
- Einkommens ← eiknommens · einkkommens · einkmomens · einkomemns · einkomens · einkommenns · einkommenss · einkommesn
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Einkommen" and "Einkommens" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Einkommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Einkommens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,900,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Einkommen" and "Einkommens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eindämmen vs Einkommen". 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 #1,900,254 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.