eingebenvseingegebenTell them apart

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.

8 ch
eingeben
10 ch
eingegeben

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

  • eingebeneigneben · einegben · eingbeen · eingebben · eingebenn · eingebne · eingeebn · einggeben
  • eingegebeneignegeben · eineggeben · eingeegben · eingegbeen · eingegebben · eingegebenn · eingegebne · eingegeebn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "eingeben" for "eingegeben" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːbn̩] versus [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌɡeːbn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "eingeben" or "eingegeben"?
"eingeben" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,048 in our German list, against #21,227 for "eingegeben". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list