Which to use
“Eingabe” is a noun and “einsame” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,047
- “Eingabe” frequency rank
- #13,346
- “einsame” frequency rank
- 27393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Eingabe | einsame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Handlung des Eingebens; Hinzuführen von Information | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs einsam |
Where the eye mixes Eingabe and einsame
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Eingabe with einsame
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Eingabe is [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡaːbə] while einsame is [ˈaɪ̯nzaːmə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27393, 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]. einsame is at rank #13,346, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nzaːmə].
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 27393, this pair ranks #1,802,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Eingabe vs einsame
Shared letters: aein. Private to "Eingabe": bg. Private to "einsame": ms.
"Eingabe" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV · "einsame" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Eingabe" for "einsame" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Eingabe" vs "einsame" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Eingabe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einsame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,802,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Eingabe" and "einsame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Eingabe vs Eingaben". 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 #1,802,494 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.