Which to use
“eingebaut” is a verb and “eingebaute” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,052
- “eingebaut” frequency rank
- #29,097
- “eingebaute” frequency rank
- 35149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingebaut | eingebaute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einbauen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eingebaut |
Where the eye mixes eingebaut and eingebaute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between eingebaut and eingebaute
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eingebaut is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbaʊ̯t] while eingebaute is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbaʊ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “eingebaut” sits inside “eingebaute”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eingebaut is recorded at frequency rank #6,052, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbaʊ̯t]. eingebaute is at rank #29,097, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbaʊ̯tə].
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 35149, this pair ranks #1,646,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingebaut vs eingebaute
Shared letters: abegintu. Private to "eingebaut": -. Private to "eingebaute": -.
"eingebaut" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVVC · "eingebaute" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingebaut ← eignebaut · einegbaut · eingbeaut · eingeabut · eingebatu · eingebautt · eingebbaut · eingebuat
- eingebaute ← eignebaute · einegbaute · eingbeaute · eingeabute · eingebatue · eingebauet · eingebautte · eingebbaute
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eingebaut" for "eingebaute" ever safe?
Frequency check: "eingebaut" vs "eingebaute" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "eingebaut" and "eingebaute" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eingebaut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eingebaute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,646,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingebaut" and "eingebaute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingebaute vs eingeläutet". 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 #1,646,898 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.