Which to use
“eingebauten” is an adjective and “eingehalten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,261
- “eingebauten” frequency rank
- #7,597
- “eingehalten” frequency rank
- 34858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingebauten | eingehalten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eingebaut | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einhalten |
Where the eye mixes eingebauten and eingehalten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses eingebauten with eingehalten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eingebauten is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbaʊ̯tn̩] while eingehalten is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌhaltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eingebauten is recorded at frequency rank #27,261, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbaʊ̯tn̩]. eingehalten is at rank #7,597, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌhaltn̩].
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 34858, this pair ranks #1,653,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingebauten vs eingehalten
Shared letters: aegint. Private to "eingebauten": bu. Private to "eingehalten": hl.
"eingebauten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCVC · "eingehalten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingebauten ← eignebauten · einegbauten · eingbeauten · eingeabuten · eingebatuen · eingebauetn · eingebautenn · eingebautne
- eingehalten ← eignehalten · eineghalten · eingeahlten · eingehaletn · eingehallten · eingehaltenn · eingehaltne · eingehaltten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "eingebauten" and "eingehalten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "eingebauten" or "eingehalten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "eingebauten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eingehalten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,653,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingebauten" and "eingehalten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingebauten 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 #1,653,669 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.