EinlaufvseinludTell them apart

Quick tell: Einlauf is a noun, einlud is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Einlauf” is a noun and “einlud” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#37,478
“Einlauf” frequency rank
#41,131
“einlud” frequency rank
78609
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Einlauf einlud
Definition Methode, bei der eine Flüssigkeit über den After in den Darm eingeleitet wird, um den Enddarm von Kot zu säubern 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einladen

Where the eye mixes Einlauf and einlud

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Einlauf runs 7 letters (VVCCVVC) against einlud's 6 (VVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Einlauf
6 ch
einlud

Look-alike desk: Einlauf vs einlud

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Einlauf is [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaʊ̯f] while einlud is [ˈaɪ̯nˌluːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Einlauf is recorded at frequency rank #37,478, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaʊ̯f]. einlud is at rank #41,131, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌluːt].

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 78609, this pair ranks #234,463 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Einlauf vs einlud

Shared letters: eilnu. Private to "Einlauf": af. Private to "einlud": d.

"Einlauf" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVVC  ·  "einlud" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Einlauf ← eilnauf · einaluf · einlafu · einlauff · einllauf · einluaf · einnlauf · enilauf
  • einlud ← eilnud · einldu · einllud · einludd · einnlud · einuld · enilud · ienlud

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Einlauf" for "einlud" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Einlauf" is a noun and "einlud" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Einlauf" vs "einlud" - which ranks higher?
"Einlauf" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,478 in our German list, against #41,131 for "einlud". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Einlauf" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "einlud" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #234,463 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Einlauf" and "einlud" 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 #234,463 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