Which to use
“innehaben” and “innehalten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,799
- “innehaben” frequency rank
- #37,586
- “innehalten” frequency rank
- 87385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | innehaben | innehalten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas (zumeist ein Amt, eine Stellung oder Position) einnehmen, bekleiden | intransitiv: |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set innehaben and innehalten apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. innehaben ([ˈɪnəˌhaːbn̩]) and innehalten ([ˈɪnəˌhaltn̩]) 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 87385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
innehaben is recorded at frequency rank #49,799, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɪnəˌhaːbn̩]. innehalten is at rank #37,586, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɪnəˌhaltn̩].
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 87385, this pair ranks #81,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of innehaben vs innehalten
Shared letters: aehin. Private to "innehaben": b. Private to "innehalten": lt.
"innehaben" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "innehalten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- innehaben ← inehaben · inenhaben · inneahben · innehabben · innehabenn · innehabne · innehaebn · innehbaen
- innehalten ← inehalten · inenhalten · inneahlten · innehaletn · innehallten · innehaltenn · innehaltne · innehaltten
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering innehaben vs innehalten
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- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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