eintreiben

[ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“eintreiben” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,554. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,554
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geld zurückfordern und sich ausbezahlen lassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-eintreiben · eintreiben · German

eintreiben · rank #44,554 · 15 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,554
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH einreiben

Nearest frequency peer: einreiben (-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 „eintreiben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „eintreiben“ 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).

eintreiben vs eintreten
80% similar
eintreiben vs Einreisen
70% similar
eintreiben vs einteilen
80% similar

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

Key facts for eintreiben
PropertyValue
Headwordeintreiben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#44,554
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „eintreiben“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).eintreibenliegt 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: „einreiben“ (#44,553), „einzureden“ (#44,555), „eingeweihten“ (#44,552). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „eintreiben“ bei #44,554. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around eintreiben (IPA [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,554 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for eintreiben, with forms such as "einntreiben", "einrteiben", and "einteriben". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "eintreten", "Einreisen", "einteilen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 eintreiben, spelled E-I-N-T-R-E-I-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geld zurückfordern und sich ausbezahlen lassen
  2. 2
    mit (treibenden) Hammerschlägen an den rechten Ort befördern
  3. 3
    Vieh durch Rufen und Leiten an den rechten, heimischen Ort lenken/treiben
  4. 4
    als Wasserfahrzeug in eine Bucht geschwemmt (getrieben) werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich kriege noch einen Hunderter von Jen. Den werde ich jetzt mal eintreiben gehen.
  2. Den Keil dann mit wenigen, kräftigen Schlägen in die gesägte Aussparung eintreiben.

Antonyms

abschreibenherausziehenaustreibenwegtreibenhinaustreibenraustreiben

This word in other languages

collect(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • einntreiben
  • einrteiben
  • einteriben
  • eintrebien
  • eintreibben
  • eintreibenn
  • eintreibne
  • eintreiebn
  • eintrieben
  • eintrreiben
  • einttreiben
  • eitnreiben
  • enitreiben
  • ientreiben
  • ientrieben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eintreiben - 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.

einntreiben1einrteiben2einteriben2eintrebien2eintreibben1eintreibenn1eintreibne2eintreiebn2
Edit distance from "eintreiben"

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 "eintreiben"?
"eintreiben" is spelled E-I-N-T-R-E-I-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩].
What does "eintreiben" mean?
As a verb, "eintreiben" means: Geld zurückfordern und sich ausbezahlen lassen
What words are commonly confused with "eintreiben"?
"eintreiben" is commonly confused with "eintreten", "Einreisen", "einteilen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eintreiben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eintreiben" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eintreiben" come from?
"eintreiben" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

einzureden#44,555einchecken#44,548Eigenarten#44,546Eichenholz#44,544

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

entfesselt15 variantsEdelsteinen15 variantsDonnerwetter15 variantsermutigend15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list