EingängenvsEinlagenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#43,126
“Eingängen” frequency rank
#15,608
“Einlagen” frequency rank
58734
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Eingängen Einlagen
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Eingang Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Einlage

Where the eye mixes Eingängen and Einlagen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Eingängen runs 9 letters (VVCCVCCVC) against Einlagen's 8 (VVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
Eingängen
8 ch
Einlagen

Visual trap between Eingängen and Einlagen

A purely visual mix-up. Eingängen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡɛŋən]) and Einlagen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːɡn̩]) 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 58734, 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]. Einlagen is at rank #15,608, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːɡn̩].

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 58734, this pair ranks #851,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Eingängen vs Einlagen

Shared letters: egin. Private to "Eingängen": ä. Private to "Einlagen": al.

"Eingängen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC  ·  "Einlagen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Einlagen ← eilnagen · einalgen · einlaegn · einlagenn · einlaggen · einlagne · einlgaen · einllagen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Eingängen" for "Einlagen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡɛŋən] versus [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Eingängen" or "Einlagen" show up more?
"Einlagen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,608 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Eingängen" and "Einlagen" 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 "Einlagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #851,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Eingängen" and "Einlagen" 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 #851,333 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