Which to use
“eintreten” and “einzutreten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,459
- “eintreten” frequency rank
- #19,885
- “einzutreten” frequency rank
- 27344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eintreten | einzutreten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eintreten in …; Hilfsverb „sein:“ einen Raum betreten | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs eintreten |
Where the eye mixes eintreten and einzutreten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. eintreten runs 9 letters (VVCCCVCVC) against einzutreten's 11 (VVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses eintreten with einzutreten
A purely visual mix-up. eintreten ([ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁeːtn̩]) and einzutreten ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌtʁeːtn̩]) 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 27344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eintreten is recorded at frequency rank #7,459, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁeːtn̩]. einzutreten is at rank #19,885, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌtʁeːtn̩].
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 27344, this pair ranks #1,803,295 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eintreten vs einzutreten
Shared letters: einrt. Private to "eintreten": -. Private to "einzutreten": uz.
"eintreten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCVC · "einzutreten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eintreten ← einntreten · einrteten · einterten · eintreetn · eintretenn · eintretne · eintretten · eintrreten
- einzutreten ← einnzutreten · einuztreten · einztureten · einzurteten · einzuterten · einzutreetn · einzutretenn · einzutretne
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "eintreten" and "einzutreten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eintreten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einzutreten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,803,295 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eintreten" and "einzutreten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einzureden vs einzutreten". 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 #1,803,295 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.