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Which to use

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

#49,609
“eingecheckt” frequency rank
#35,729
“eingesteckt” frequency rank
85338
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eingecheckt eingesteckt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einchecken Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einstecken

Where the eye mixes eingecheckt and eingesteckt

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

11 ch
eingecheckt
11 ch
eingesteckt

Look-alike desk: eingecheckt vs eingesteckt

A purely visual mix-up. eingecheckt ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌt͡ʃɛkt]) and eingesteckt ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʃtɛkt]) 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 85338, 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]. eingesteckt is at rank #35,729, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʃtɛkt].

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 85338, this pair ranks #109,790 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of eingecheckt vs eingesteckt

Shared letters: cegiknt. Private to "eingecheckt": h. Private to "eingesteckt": s.

"eingecheckt" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCC  ·  "eingesteckt" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eingecheckt ← eignecheckt · einegcheckt · eingceheckt · eingeccheckt · eingecehckt · eingechcekt · eingechecckt · eingecheckkt
  • eingesteckt ← eignesteckt · einegsteckt · eingesetckt · eingessteckt · eingestcekt · eingestecckt · eingesteckkt · eingestecktt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "eingecheckt" and "eingesteckt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌt͡ʃɛkt] versus [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʃtɛkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "eingecheckt" or "eingesteckt"?
"eingesteckt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,729 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "eingecheckt" and "eingesteckt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "eingecheckt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eingesteckt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #109,790 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eingecheckt" and "eingesteckt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingecheckt vs eingedeckt". 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 #109,790 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