Which to use
“eingeben” and “eingehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,048
- “eingeben” frequency rank
- #4,263
- “eingehen” frequency rank
- 18311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingeben | eingehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem etwas (vor allem eine Arznei in einer bestimmten festgesetzten Menge) zum Hinunterschlucken langsam in den Mund geben, jemanden etwas vorsichtig einnehmen lassen | sterben |
Where the eye mixes eingeben and eingehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses eingeben with eingehen
A purely visual mix-up. eingeben ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːbn̩]) and eingehen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːən]) 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 a single letter - b in “eingeben” becomes h in “eingehen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18311, 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]. eingehen is at rank #4,263, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːən].
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 18311, this pair ranks #1,919,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingeben vs eingehen
Shared letters: egin. Private to "eingeben": b. Private to "eingehen": h.
"eingeben" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "eingehen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "eingeben" vs "eingehen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "eingeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eingehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,919,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingeben" and "eingehen" 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 #1,919,448 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.