eingebrachtvseingebrachtenTell them apart

Quick tell: eingebracht is a verb, eingebrachten is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“eingebracht” is a verb and “eingebrachten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,357
“eingebracht” frequency rank
#49,608
“eingebrachten” frequency rank
58965
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eingebracht eingebrachten
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einbringen Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eingebracht

Where the eye mixes eingebracht and eingebrachten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. eingebracht runs 11 letters (VVCCVCCVCCC) against eingebrachten's 13 (VVCCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
eingebracht
13 ch
eingebrachten

Visual trap between eingebracht and eingebrachten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eingebracht is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbʁaxt] while eingebrachten is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbʁaxtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “eingebracht” sits inside “eingebrachten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eingebracht is recorded at frequency rank #9,357, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbʁaxt]. eingebrachten is at rank #49,608, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbʁaxtn̩].

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 58965, this pair ranks #842,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of eingebracht vs eingebrachten

Shared letters: abceghinrt. Private to "eingebracht": -. Private to "eingebrachten": -.

"eingebracht" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCC  ·  "eingebrachten" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eingebracht ← eignebracht · einegbracht · eingberacht · eingebarcht · eingebbracht · eingebraccht · eingebrachht · eingebrachtt
  • eingebrachten ← eignebrachten · einegbrachten · eingberachten · eingebarchten · eingebbrachten · eingebracchten · eingebrachetn · eingebrachhten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "eingebracht" and "eingebrachten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "eingebracht" is a verb and "eingebrachten" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "eingebracht" or "eingebrachten" show up more?
"eingebracht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,357 in our German list, against #49,608 for "eingebrachten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "eingebracht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eingebrachten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #842,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eingebracht" and "eingebrachten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingebrachten vs eingebrochen". 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 #842,447 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