eingechecktvseingedecktTell them apart

Which to use

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

#49,609
“eingecheckt” frequency rank
#42,445
“eingedeckt” frequency rank
92054
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eingecheckt eingedeckt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einchecken Partizip Perfekt des Verbs eindecken

Where the eye mixes eingecheckt and eingedeckt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. eingecheckt runs 11 letters (VVCCVCCVCCC) against eingedeckt's 10 (VVCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
eingecheckt
10 ch
eingedeckt

Visual trap between eingecheckt and eingedeckt

A purely visual mix-up. eingecheckt ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌt͡ʃɛkt]) and eingedeckt ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌdɛkt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eingecheckt is recorded at frequency rank #49,609, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌt͡ʃɛkt]. eingedeckt is at rank #42,445, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌdɛkt].

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 92054, this pair ranks #32,817 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of eingecheckt vs eingedeckt

Shared letters: cegiknt. Private to "eingecheckt": h. Private to "eingedeckt": d.

"eingecheckt" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCC  ·  "eingedeckt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eingecheckt ← eignecheckt · einegcheckt · eingceheckt · eingeccheckt · eingecehckt · eingechcekt · eingechecckt · eingecheckkt
  • eingedeckt ← eignedeckt · einegdeckt · eingdeeckt · eingedcekt · eingeddeckt · eingedecckt · eingedeckkt · eingedecktt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "eingecheckt" and "eingedeckt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌt͡ʃɛkt] versus [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌdɛkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "eingecheckt" or "eingedeckt" show up more?
"eingedeckt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,445 in our German list, against #49,609 for "eingecheckt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "eingecheckt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eingedeckt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #32,817 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eingecheckt" and "eingedeckt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingecheckt vs eingesteckt". 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 #32,817 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