Which to use
“eintreiben” and “eintreten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,554
- “eintreiben” frequency rank
- #7,459
- “eintreten” frequency rank
- 52013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eintreiben | eintreten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Geld zurückfordern und sich ausbezahlen lassen | eintreten in …; Hilfsverb „sein:“ einen Raum betreten |
Where the eye mixes eintreiben and eintreten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. eintreiben runs 10 letters (VVCCCVVCVC) against eintreten's 9 (VVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between eintreiben and eintreten
A purely visual mix-up. eintreiben ([ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]) and eintreten ([ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁeːtn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eintreiben is recorded at frequency rank #44,554, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]. eintreten is at rank #7,459, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁeːtn̩].
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 52013, this pair ranks #1,113,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eintreiben vs eintreten
Shared letters: einrt. Private to "eintreiben": b. Private to "eintreten": -.
"eintreiben" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVVCVC · "eintreten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eintreiben ← einntreiben · einrteiben · einteriben · eintrebien · eintreibben · eintreibenn · eintreibne · eintreiebn
- eintreten ← einntreten · einrteten · einterten · eintreetn · eintretenn · eintretne · eintretten · eintrreten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eintreiben" for "eintreten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "eintreiben" vs "eintreten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "eintreiben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eintreten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,113,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eintreiben" and "eintreten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einreihen vs eintreiben". 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 #1,113,269 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.