Which to use
“Einwand” and “Einwände” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,340
- “Einwand” frequency rank
- #13,804
- “Einwände” frequency rank
- 29144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Einwand | Einwände |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Reaktion auf einen Vorschlag, eine Idee oder dergleichen, in der Bedenken geltend gemacht werden | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Einwand |
Where the eye mixes Einwand and Einwände
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Einwand runs 7 letters (VVCCVCC) against Einwände's 8 (VVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Einwand vs Einwände
A purely visual mix-up. Einwand ([ˈaɪ̯nˌvant]) and Einwände ([ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛndə]) 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 29144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Einwand is recorded at frequency rank #15,340, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌvant]. Einwände is at rank #13,804, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛndə].
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 29144, this pair ranks #1,772,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Einwand vs Einwände
Shared letters: deinw. Private to "Einwand": a. Private to "Einwände": ä.
"Einwand" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC · "Einwände" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Einwand ← einawnd · einnwand · einwadn · einwandd · einwannd · einwnad · einwwand · eiwnand
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Einwand" for "Einwände" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Einwand" or "Einwände"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Einwand" and "Einwände" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Einwand" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Einwände" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,772,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Einwand" and "Einwände" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Einband vs Einwand". 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 #1,772,192 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.