Which to use
“Eingängen” is a noun and “eingefangen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,126
- “Eingängen” frequency rank
- #16,967
- “eingefangen” frequency rank
- 60093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Eingängen | eingefangen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Eingang | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einfangen |
Where the eye mixes Eingängen and eingefangen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Eingängen vs eingefangen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Eingängen is [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡɛŋən] while eingefangen is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfaŋən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Eingängen is recorded at frequency rank #43,126, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡɛŋən]. eingefangen is at rank #16,967, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfaŋən].
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 60093, this pair ranks #799,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Eingängen vs eingefangen
Shared letters: egin. Private to "Eingängen": ä. Private to "eingefangen": af.
"Eingängen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "eingefangen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingefangen ← eignefangen · einegfangen · eingeafngen · eingefagnen · eingefanegn · eingefangenn · eingefanggen · eingefangne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Eingängen" for "eingefangen" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Eingängen" and "eingefangen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Eingängen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eingefangen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #799,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Eingängen" and "eingefangen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Eingaben 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 #799,865 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.