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“Eindringling” and “Eindringlinge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,761
- “Eindringling” frequency rank
- #35,727
- “Eindringlinge” frequency rank
- 77488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Eindringling | Eindringlinge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der sich unerlaubt/unerwünscht Zutritt verschafft hat/verschafft | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Eindringling |
Where the eye mixes Eindringling and Eindringlinge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Eindringling and Eindringlinge
A purely visual mix-up. Eindringling ([ˈaɪ̯nˌdʁɪŋlɪŋ]) and Eindringlinge ([ˈaɪ̯nˌdʁɪŋlɪŋə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Eindringling” sits inside “Eindringlinge”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Eindringling is recorded at frequency rank #41,761, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌdʁɪŋlɪŋ]. Eindringlinge is at rank #35,727, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌdʁɪŋlɪŋə].
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 77488, this pair ranks #259,576 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Eindringling vs Eindringlinge
Shared letters: degilnr. Private to "Eindringling": -. Private to "Eindringlinge": -.
"Eindringling" · 12 letters · shape VVCCCVCCCVCC · "Eindringlinge" · 13 letters · shape VVCCCVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Eindringling ← eidnringling · einddringling · eindirngling · eindrignling · eindringgling · eindringilng · eindringlign · eindringlingg
- Eindringlinge ← eidnringlinge · einddringlinge · eindirnglinge · eindrignlinge · eindringglinge · eindringilnge · eindringligne · eindringlineg
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Eindringling" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Eindringlinge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,576 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Eindringling" and "Eindringlinge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eindringlich vs Eindringling". 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 #259,576 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.