Which to use
“einziehen” and “einzugehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,360
- “einziehen” frequency rank
- #9,179
- “einzugehen” frequency rank
- 18539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einziehen | einzugehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich in etwas hineinbegeben | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs eingehen |
Where the eye mixes einziehen and einzugehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. einziehen runs 9 letters (VVCCVVCVC) against einzugehen's 10 (VVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses einziehen with einzugehen
A purely visual mix-up. einziehen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡siːən]) and einzugehen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌɡeːən]) 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 18539, 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]. einzugehen is at rank #9,179, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌɡeːən].
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 18539, this pair ranks #1,917,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einziehen vs einzugehen
Shared letters: ehinz. Private to "einziehen": -. Private to "einzugehen": gu.
"einziehen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC · "einzugehen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- einziehen ← einizehen · einnziehen · einzeihen · einzieehn · einziehenn · einziehhen · einziehne · einziheen
- einzugehen ← einnzugehen · einuzgehen · einzguehen · einzueghen · einzugeehn · einzugehenn · einzugehhen · einzugehne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "einziehen" and "einzugehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "einziehen" or "einzugehen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "einziehen" and "einzugehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einziehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einzugehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,917,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einziehen" and "einzugehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einzugehen vs einzureden". 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 #1,917,242 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.