Which to use
“einnahm” is a verb and “Einnahme” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,608
- “einnahm” frequency rank
- #9,358
- “Einnahme” frequency rank
- 43966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einnahm | Einnahme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einnehmen | Besetzung, Eroberung gegen Widerstand |
Where the eye mixes einnahm and Einnahme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. einnahm runs 7 letters (VVCCVCC) against Einnahme's 8 (VVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: einnahm vs Einnahme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: einnahm is [ˈaɪ̯nˌnaːm] while Einnahme is [ˈaɪ̯nˌnaːmə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “einnahm” sits inside “Einnahme”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einnahm is recorded at frequency rank #34,608, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌnaːm]. Einnahme is at rank #9,358, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌnaːmə].
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 43966, this pair ranks #1,401,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of einnahm vs Einnahme
Shared letters: aehimn. Private to "einnahm": -. Private to "Einnahme": -.
"einnahm" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC · "Einnahme" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "einnahm" and "Einnahme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "einnahm" or "Einnahme"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "einnahm" and "Einnahme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einnahm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Einnahme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,401,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einnahm" and "Einnahme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einnahm vs einsam". 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 #1,401,364 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.