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“eingebracht” and “eingebrannt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,357
“eingebracht” frequency rank
#45,233
“eingebrannt” frequency rank
54590
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eingebracht eingebrannt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einbringen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einbrennen

Where the eye mixes eingebracht and eingebrannt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. eingebracht and eingebrannt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
eingebracht
11 ch
eingebrannt

Look-alike desk: eingebracht vs eingebrannt

A purely visual mix-up. eingebracht ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbʁaxt]) and eingebrannt ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbʁant]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54590, 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]. eingebrannt is at rank #45,233, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbʁant].

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 54590, this pair ranks #1,012,873 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of eingebracht vs eingebrannt

Shared letters: abeginrt. Private to "eingebracht": ch. Private to "eingebrannt": -.

"eingebracht" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCC  ·  "eingebrannt" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eingebracht ← eignebracht · einegbracht · eingberacht · eingebarcht · eingebbracht · eingebraccht · eingebrachht · eingebrachtt
  • eingebrannt ← eignebrannt · einegbrannt · eingberannt · eingebarnnt · eingebbrannt · eingebranntt · eingebrant · eingebrantn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "eingebracht" for "eingebrannt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbʁaxt] versus [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌbʁant]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "eingebracht" or "eingebrannt" show up more?
"eingebracht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,357 in our German list, against #45,233 for "eingebrannt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "eingebracht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eingebrannt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,012,873 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eingebracht" and "eingebrannt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingebrannt vs eingespannt". 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 #1,012,873 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