EingängevsEingangsWhich spelling fits?

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

#24,688
“Eingänge” frequency rank
#14,788
“Eingangs” frequency rank
39476
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Eingänge Eingangs
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Eingang Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Eingang

Where the eye mixes Eingänge and Eingangs

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
Eingänge
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Eingangs

Visual trap between Eingänge and Eingangs

A purely visual mix-up. Eingänge ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡɛŋə]) and Eingangs ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡaŋs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39476, 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]. Eingangs is at rank #14,788, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡaŋs].

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 39476, this pair ranks #1,535,752 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Eingänge vs Eingangs

Shared letters: egin. Private to "Eingänge": ä. Private to "Eingangs": as.

"Eingänge" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV  ·  "Eingangs" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Eingangseignangs · einagngs · eingagns · einganggs · eingangss · einganngs · eingansg · einggangs

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Eingänge" and "Eingangs" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡɛŋə] versus [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡaŋs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Eingänge" vs "Eingangs" - which ranks higher?
"Eingangs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,788 in our German list, against #24,688 for "Eingänge". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "Eingangs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,535,752 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Eingänge" and "Eingangs" 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 #1,535,752 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