einbehaltenvseingehaltenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#41,760
“einbehalten” frequency rank
#7,597
“eingehalten” frequency rank
49357
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einbehalten eingehalten
Definition im Besitz einer Sache bleiben, anstatt sie ihrem Besitzer zurückzugeben Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einhalten

Where the eye mixes einbehalten and eingehalten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

11 ch
einbehalten
11 ch
eingehalten

Look-alike desk: einbehalten vs eingehalten

A purely visual mix-up. einbehalten ([ˈaɪ̯nbəˌhaltn̩]) and eingehalten ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌhaltn̩]) 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 “einbehalten” becomes g in “eingehalten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einbehalten is recorded at frequency rank #41,760, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nbəˌhaltn̩]. eingehalten is at rank #7,597, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌhaltn̩].

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 49357, this pair ranks #1,214,542 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of einbehalten vs eingehalten

Shared letters: aehilnt. Private to "einbehalten": b. Private to "eingehalten": g.

"einbehalten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC  ·  "eingehalten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einbehalteneibnehalten · einbbehalten · einbeahlten · einbehaletn · einbehallten · einbehaltenn · einbehaltne · einbehaltten
  • eingehalteneignehalten · eineghalten · eingeahlten · eingehaletn · eingehallten · eingehaltenn · eingehaltne · eingehaltten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "einbehalten" and "eingehalten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nbəˌhaltn̩] versus [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌhaltn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "einbehalten" or "eingehalten"?
"eingehalten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,597 in our German list, against #41,760 for "einbehalten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "einbehalten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eingehalten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,214,542 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einbehalten" and "eingehalten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einbehalten vs einzuhalten". 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 #1,214,542 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