Which to use
“eingeben” is a verb and “Eingebung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,048
- “eingeben” frequency rank
- #48,837
- “Eingebung” frequency rank
- 62885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingeben | Eingebung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem etwas (vor allem eine Arznei in einer bestimmten festgesetzten Menge) zum Hinunterschlucken langsam in den Mund geben, jemanden etwas vorsichtig einnehmen lassen | Idee, Vorstellung, die sich von selbst einstellt |
Where the eye mixes eingeben and Eingebung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: eingeben vs Eingebung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eingeben is [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːbn̩] while Eingebung is [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːbʊŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eingeben is recorded at frequency rank #14,048, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːbn̩]. Eingebung is at rank #48,837, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːbʊŋ].
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 62885, this pair ranks #696,627 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eingeben vs Eingebung
Shared letters: begin. Private to "eingeben": -. Private to "Eingebung": u.
"eingeben" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "Eingebung" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eingeben" for "Eingebung" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "eingeben" or "Eingebung" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "eingeben" and "Eingebung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eingeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Eingebung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #696,627 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingeben" and "Eingebung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingeben vs einreiben". 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 #696,627 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.