eintvsEnzConfusable pair

Quick tell: eint is a verb, Enz is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“eint” is a verb and “Enz” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,734
“eint” frequency rank
#43,842
“Enz” frequency rank
79576
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eint Enz
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs einen ein Fluss in Deutschland, Nebenfluss des Neckars

Where the eye mixes eint and Enz

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
eint
3 ch
Enz

Look-alike desk: eint vs Enz

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eint is [aɪ̯nt] while Enz is [ɛnt͡s]. 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 (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eint is recorded at frequency rank #35,734, classified as averb, pronounced [aɪ̯nt]. Enz is at rank #43,842, tagged as aname, pronounced [ɛnt͡s].

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 79576, this pair ranks #213,602 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of eint vs Enz

Shared letters: en. Private to "eint": it. Private to "Enz": z.

"eint" · 4 letters · shape VVCC  ·  "Enz" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einteinnt · eintt · eitn · enit · ient

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "eint" and "Enz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "eint" is a verb and "Enz" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "eint" or "Enz" show up more?
"eint" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,734 in our German list, against #43,842 for "Enz". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "eint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Enz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #213,602 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eint" and "Enz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Enz vs eo". 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 #213,602 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