Which to use
“Eingabe” and “Eingänge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,047
- “Eingabe” frequency rank
- #24,688
- “Eingänge” frequency rank
- 38735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Eingabe | Eingänge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Handlung des Eingebens; Hinzuführen von Information | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Eingang |
Where the eye mixes Eingabe and Eingänge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Eingabe and Eingänge
A purely visual mix-up. Eingabe ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡaːbə]) and Eingänge ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡɛŋə]) 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 38735, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Eingabe is recorded at frequency rank #14,047, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡaːbə]. Eingänge is at rank #24,688, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡɛŋə].
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 38735, this pair ranks #1,555,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Eingabe vs Eingänge
Shared letters: egin. Private to "Eingabe": ab. Private to "Eingänge": ä.
"Eingabe" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV · "Eingänge" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Eingabe ← eignabe · einagbe · eingabbe · eingaeb · eingbae · einggabe · einngabe · enigabe
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Eingabe" and "Eingänge" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Eingabe" vs "Eingänge" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Eingabe" and "Eingänge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Eingabe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Eingänge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,555,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Eingabe" and "Eingänge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Eingänge vs Eingängen". 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 #1,555,997 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.