Which to use
“Einkommen” is a noun and “entkommen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,515
- “Einkommen” frequency rank
- #7,904
- “entkommen” frequency rank
- 11419
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Einkommen | entkommen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Geld, das jemand in einem bestimmten Zeitraum bekommt, meist als Lohn, Gehalt oder als Gewinn aus Geschäften; Einkünfte | eine bedrohliche oder unangenehme Situation verlassen, hinter sich lassen, vermeiden |
Where the eye mixes Einkommen and entkommen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Einkommen (VVCCVCCVC) and entkommen (VCCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Einkommen vs entkommen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Einkommen is [ˈaɪ̯nˌkɔmən] while entkommen is [ɛntˈkɔmən]. 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 11419, 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]. entkommen is at rank #7,904, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈkɔmən].
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 11419, this pair ranks #1,969,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Einkommen vs entkommen
Shared letters: ekmno. Private to "Einkommen": i. Private to "entkommen": t.
"Einkommen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "entkommen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Einkommen" for "entkommen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Einkommen" vs "entkommen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Einkommen" and "entkommen" 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 "entkommen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Einkommen" and "entkommen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entkommen vs entkommt". 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 #1,969,963 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.