Which to use
“Einnahme” is a noun and “einsame” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,358
- “Einnahme” frequency rank
- #13,346
- “einsame” frequency rank
- 22704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Einnahme | einsame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Besetzung, Eroberung gegen Widerstand | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs einsam |
Where the eye mixes Einnahme and einsame
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Einnahme runs 8 letters (VVCCVCCV) against einsame's 7 (VVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Einnahme vs einsame
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Einnahme is [ˈaɪ̯nˌnaːmə] while einsame is [ˈaɪ̯nzaːmə]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Einnahme is recorded at frequency rank #9,358, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌnaːmə]. einsame is at rank #13,346, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nzaːmə].
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 22704, this pair ranks #1,870,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Einnahme vs einsame
Shared letters: aeimn. Private to "Einnahme": h. Private to "einsame": s.
"Einnahme" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV · "einsame" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Einnahme" and "einsame" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Einnahme" vs "einsame" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Einnahme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einsame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,870,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Einnahme" and "einsame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einnahm vs Einnahme". 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 #1,870,809 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.