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.
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?
In ordinary German text, does "Eingängen" or "Einlagen" show up more?
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.