eingebrachtvseingebrachtenWhat's the difference?

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set eingebracht and eingebrachten apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
eingebracht
13 ch
eingebrachten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • eingebrachteignebracht · einegbracht · eingberacht · eingebarcht · eingebbracht · eingebraccht · eingebrachht · eingebrachtt
  • eingebrachteneignebrachten · einegbrachten · eingberachten · eingebarchten · eingebbrachten · eingebracchten · eingebrachetn · eingebrachhten

Frequency comparison

eingebracht#9,357
eingebrachten#49,608

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "eingebracht" and "eingebrachten" be used interchangeably?
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.
Which is more common, "eingebracht" or "eingebrachten"?
"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.

Remembering eingebracht vs eingebrachten

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “eingebracht”; for an adjective, it's “eingebrachten”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “eingebracht” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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