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“Einreise” and “Einreisen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,132
“Einreise” frequency rank
#21,230
“Einreisen” frequency rank
34362
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Einreise Einreisen
Definition Überschreitung der Grenze anlässlich der Reise in ein anderes Land Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Einreise

Where the eye mixes Einreise and Einreisen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Einreise runs 8 letters (VVCCVVCV) against Einreisen's 9 (VVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Einreise
9 ch
Einreisen

Visual trap between Einreise and Einreisen

A purely visual mix-up. Einreise ([ˈaɪ̯nˌʁaɪ̯zə]) and Einreisen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌʁaɪ̯zn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Einreise” sits inside “Einreisen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Einreise is recorded at frequency rank #13,132, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌʁaɪ̯zə]. Einreisen is at rank #21,230, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌʁaɪ̯zn̩].

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 34362, this pair ranks #1,665,048 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Einreise vs Einreisen

Shared letters: einrs. Private to "Einreise": -. Private to "Einreisen": -.

"Einreise" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCV  ·  "Einreisen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Einreiseeinerise · einnreise · einreies · einreisse · einresie · einriese · einrreise · eirneise
  • Einreiseneinerisen · einnreisen · einreiesn · einreisenn · einreisne · einreissen · einresien · einriesen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Einreise" and "Einreisen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌʁaɪ̯zə] versus [ˈaɪ̯nˌʁaɪ̯zn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Einreise" vs "Einreisen" - which ranks higher?
"Einreise" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,132 in our German list, against #21,230 for "Einreisen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Einreise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Einreisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,665,048 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Einreise" and "Einreisen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einreihen vs Einreisen". 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 #1,665,048 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