einziehenvseinziehtWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#9,360
“einziehen” frequency rank
#32,498
“einzieht” frequency rank
41858
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einziehen einzieht
Definition sich in etwas hineinbegeben 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einziehen

Where the eye mixes einziehen and einzieht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. einziehen runs 9 letters (VVCCVVCVC) against einzieht's 8 (VVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
einziehen
8 ch
einzieht

Why the eye confuses einziehen with einzieht

A purely visual mix-up. einziehen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡siːən]) and einzieht ([ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡siːt]) 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 41858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einziehen is recorded at frequency rank #9,360, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡siːən]. einzieht is at rank #32,498, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡siːt].

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 41858, this pair ranks #1,466,935 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of einziehen vs einzieht

Shared letters: ehinz. Private to "einziehen": -. Private to "einzieht": t.

"einziehen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC  ·  "einzieht" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einzieheneinizehen · einnziehen · einzeihen · einzieehn · einziehenn · einziehhen · einziehne · einziheen
  • einziehteinizeht · einnzieht · einzeiht · einziehht · einziehtt · einzieth · einzihet · einzzieht

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "einziehen" and "einzieht" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡siːən] versus [ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡siːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "einziehen" vs "einzieht" - which ranks higher?
"einziehen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,360 in our German list, against #32,498 for "einzieht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "einziehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "einzieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,466,935 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einziehen" and "einzieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einzieht vs erzieht". 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 #1,466,935 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