eingebautevseingebautenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#29,097
“eingebaute” frequency rank
#27,261
“eingebauten” frequency rank
56358
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eingebaute eingebauten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eingebaut Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eingebaut

Where the eye mixes eingebaute and eingebauten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

10 ch
eingebaute
11 ch
eingebauten

Why the eye confuses eingebaute with eingebauten

A purely visual mix-up. eingebaute ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbaʊ̯tə]) and eingebauten ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbaʊ̯tn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “eingebaute” sits inside “eingebauten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eingebaute is recorded at frequency rank #29,097, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbaʊ̯tə]. eingebauten is at rank #27,261, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbaʊ̯tn̩].

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 56358, this pair ranks #943,386 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of eingebaute vs eingebauten

Shared letters: abegintu. Private to "eingebaute": -. Private to "eingebauten": -.

"eingebaute" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCV  ·  "eingebauten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eingebauteeignebaute · einegbaute · eingbeaute · eingeabute · eingebatue · eingebauet · eingebautte · eingebbaute
  • eingebauteneignebauten · einegbauten · eingbeauten · eingeabuten · eingebatuen · eingebauetn · eingebautenn · eingebautne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "eingebaute" and "eingebauten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbaʊ̯tə] versus [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbaʊ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "eingebaute" or "eingebauten" show up more?
"eingebauten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,261 in our German list, against #29,097 for "eingebaute". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "eingebaute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eingebauten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #943,386 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eingebaute" and "eingebauten" 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 #943,386 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