EingängevsEingängenTell them apart

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

#24,688
“Eingänge” frequency rank
#43,126
“Eingängen” frequency rank
67814
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Eingänge Eingängen
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Eingang Dativ Plural des Substantivs Eingang

Where the eye mixes Eingänge and Eingängen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Eingänge runs 8 letters (VVCCVCCV) against Eingängen's 9 (VVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Eingänge
9 ch
Eingängen

Look-alike desk: Eingänge vs Eingängen

A purely visual mix-up. Eingänge ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡɛŋə]) and Eingängen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡɛŋən]) 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) - “Eingänge” sits inside “Eingängen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Eingänge is recorded at frequency rank #24,688, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡɛŋə]. Eingängen is at rank #43,126, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡɛŋən].

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 67814, this pair ranks #527,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Eingänge vs Eingängen

Shared letters: eginä. Private to "Eingänge": -. Private to "Eingängen": -.

"Eingänge" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV  ·  "Eingängen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Eingänge" and "Eingängen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡɛŋə] versus [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡɛŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Eingänge" or "Eingängen" show up more?
"Eingänge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,688 in our German list, against #43,126 for "Eingängen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Eingänge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Eingängen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #527,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Eingänge" and "Eingängen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Eingaben vs Eingängen". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #527,921 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