einzubringenvseinzudringenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#18,219
“einzubringen” frequency rank
#25,524
“einzudringen” frequency rank
43743
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einzubringen einzudringen
Definition erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs einbringen erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs eindringen

Where the eye mixes einzubringen and einzudringen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. einzubringen and einzudringen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

12 ch
einzubringen
12 ch
einzudringen

Visual trap between einzubringen and einzudringen

A purely visual mix-up. einzubringen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌbʁɪŋən]) and einzudringen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌdʁɪŋən]) 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 a single letter - b in “einzubringen” becomes d in “einzudringen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einzubringen is recorded at frequency rank #18,219, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌbʁɪŋən]. einzudringen is at rank #25,524, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌdʁɪŋən].

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 43743, this pair ranks #1,408,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of einzubringen vs einzudringen

Shared letters: eginruz. Private to "einzubringen": b. Private to "einzudringen": d.

"einzubringen" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCVC  ·  "einzudringen" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einzubringen ← einnzubringen · einuzbringen · einzburingen · einzubbringen · einzubirngen · einzubrignen · einzubrinegn · einzubringenn
  • einzudringen ← einnzudringen · einuzdringen · einzduringen · einzuddringen · einzudirngen · einzudrignen · einzudrinegn · einzudringenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "einzubringen" for "einzudringen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌbʁɪŋən] versus [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌdʁɪŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "einzubringen" or "einzudringen"?
"einzubringen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,219 in our German list, against #25,524 for "einzudringen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "einzubringen" and "einzudringen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "einzubringen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "einzudringen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,408,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einzubringen" and "einzudringen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einzubinden vs einzubringen". 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 #1,408,341 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