Which to use
“eingeben” and “eingegeben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,048
- “eingeben” frequency rank
- #21,227
- “eingegeben” frequency rank
- 35275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingeben | eingegeben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem etwas (vor allem eine Arznei in einer bestimmten festgesetzten Menge) zum Hinunterschlucken langsam in den Mund geben, jemanden etwas vorsichtig einnehmen lassen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs eingeben |
Where the eye mixes eingeben and eingegeben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between eingeben and eingegeben
A purely visual mix-up. eingeben ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːbn̩]) and eingegeben ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌɡeːbn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35275, 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]. eingegeben is at rank #21,227, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌɡeːbn̩].
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 35275, this pair ranks #1,643,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingeben vs eingegeben
Shared letters: begin. Private to "eingeben": -. Private to "eingegeben": -.
"eingeben" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "eingegeben" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingeben ← eigneben · einegben · eingbeen · eingebben · eingebenn · eingebne · eingeebn · einggeben
- eingegeben ← eignegeben · eineggeben · eingeegben · eingegbeen · eingegebben · eingegebenn · eingegebne · eingegeebn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eingeben" for "eingegeben" ever safe?
Which is more common, "eingeben" or "eingegeben"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "eingeben" and "eingegeben" 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 "eingegeben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,643,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingeben" and "eingegeben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingeben vs Eingebung". 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 #1,643,803 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.