einführen

[ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːʁən]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“einführen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,701. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,701
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Ware über eine Grenze in ein Land/Gebiet bringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-einfuhren · einführen · German

einführen · rank #8,701 · 13 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,701
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Einflüsse

Nearest frequency peer: Einflüsse (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „einführen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „einführen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

einführen vs erfuhren
67% similar
einführen vs einführt
78% similar
einführen vs entführen
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for einführen
PropertyValue
Headwordeinführen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,701
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „einführen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.einführenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Einflüsse“ (#8,700), „empfunden“ (#8,702), „einbezogen“ (#8,699). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „einführen“ bei #8,701. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around einführen (IPA [ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,701 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for einführen, with forms such as "eifnühren", "einfführen", and "einfhüren". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "erfuhren", "einführt", "entführen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is einführen, spelled E-I-N-F-Ü-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Ware über eine Grenze in ein Land/Gebiet bringen
  2. 2
    etwas Neues zur Anwendung bringen; etwas Gültigkeit erlangen lassen; etwas bekannt machen, zur Benutzung bringen
  3. 3
    eine Einführung geben
  4. 4
    etwas in einen Raum, eine Lücke, eine Öffnung einbringen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how einführen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Importeur war darauf spezialisiert, Unterhaltungselektronik aus Asien einzuführen.
  2. Jeder hätte illegal Drogen in das Land einführen können.

Synonyms

importiereneinleiteneinbringeneinschiebenhineingeben

This word in other languages

import(English)importar(Español)importer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eifnühren
  • einfführen
  • einfhüren
  • einfühern
  • einfühhren
  • einführenn
  • einführne
  • einführren
  • einfürhen
  • einnführen
  • einüfhren
  • eniführen
  • ienführen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of einführen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eifnühren2einfführen1einfhüren2einfühern2einfühhren1einführenn1einführne2einführren1
Edit distance from "einführen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einführen"?
"einführen" is spelled E-I-N-F-Ü-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːʁən].
What does "einführen" mean?
As a verb, "einführen" means: eine Ware über eine Grenze in ein Land/Gebiet bringen
What words are commonly confused with "einführen"?
"einführen" is commonly confused with "erfuhren", "einführt", "entführen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "einführen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einführen" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einführen" come from?
"einführen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "einführen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Einflüsse#8,700empfunden#8,702erwünscht#8,704beliebten#8,685

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

bekämpft13 variantsGläubigen13 variantsaussteigen13 variantsaufmachen13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list