Which to use
“einnehmen” and “einzunehmen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,916
- “einnehmen” frequency rank
- #15,610
- “einzunehmen” frequency rank
- 22526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einnehmen | einzunehmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Befestigung erobern | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs einnehmen |
Where the eye mixes einnehmen and einzunehmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: einnehmen vs einzunehmen
A purely visual mix-up. einnehmen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌneːmən]) and einzunehmen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌneːmən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einnehmen is recorded at frequency rank #6,916, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌneːmən]. einzunehmen is at rank #15,610, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌneːmən].
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 22526, this pair ranks #1,873,118 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einnehmen vs einzunehmen
Shared letters: ehimn. Private to "einnehmen": -. Private to "einzunehmen": uz.
"einnehmen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "einzunehmen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- einnehmen ← einehmen · einenhmen · einnehemn · einnehhmen · einnehmenn · einnehmmen · einnehmne · einnemhen
- einzunehmen ← einnzunehmen · einuznehmen · einznuehmen · einzuenhmen · einzunehemn · einzunehhmen · einzunehmenn · einzunehmmen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "einnehmen" for "einzunehmen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "einnehmen" or "einzunehmen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "einnehmen" and "einzunehmen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einnehmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einzunehmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,873,118 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einnehmen" and "einzunehmen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einkehren vs einnehmen". 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 #1,873,118 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.