Which to use
“Eingang” and “Eingänge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,240
- “Eingang” frequency rank
- #24,688
- “Eingänge” frequency rank
- 27928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Eingang | Eingänge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Öffnung zum Betreten eines begrenzten Bereiches, zum Beispiel eines Gebäudes | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Eingang |
Where the eye mixes Eingang and Eingänge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Eingang with Eingänge
A purely visual mix-up. Eingang ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡaŋ]) 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 27928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Eingang is recorded at frequency rank #3,240, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡaŋ]. 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 27928, this pair ranks #1,793,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Eingang vs Eingänge
Shared letters: egin. Private to "Eingang": a. Private to "Eingänge": ä.
"Eingang" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC · "Eingänge" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Eingang ← eignang · einagng · eingagn · eingangg · einganng · einggang · eingnag · einngang
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Eingang" for "Eingänge" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Eingang" vs "Eingänge" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Eingang" 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 #1,793,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Eingang" 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 #1,793,524 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.