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

#42,445
“eingedeckt” frequency rank
#19,196
“eingepackt” frequency rank
61641
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eingedeckt eingepackt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs eindecken Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einpacken

Where the eye mixes eingedeckt and eingepackt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. eingedeckt and eingepackt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
eingedeckt
10 ch
eingepackt

Look-alike desk: eingedeckt vs eingepackt

A purely visual mix-up. eingedeckt ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌdɛkt]) and eingepackt ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌpakt]) 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 61641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eingedeckt is recorded at frequency rank #42,445, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌdɛkt]. eingepackt is at rank #19,196, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌpakt].

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 61641, this pair ranks #742,108 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of eingedeckt vs eingepackt

Shared letters: cegiknt. Private to "eingedeckt": d. Private to "eingepackt": ap.

"eingedeckt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC  ·  "eingepackt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eingedeckt ← eignedeckt · einegdeckt · eingdeeckt · eingedcekt · eingeddeckt · eingedecckt · eingedeckkt · eingedecktt
  • eingepackt ← eignepackt · einegpackt · eingeapckt · eingepacckt · eingepackkt · eingepacktt · eingepactk · eingepakct

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "eingedeckt" and "eingepackt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌdɛkt] versus [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌpakt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "eingedeckt" or "eingepackt"?
"eingepackt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,196 in our German list, against #42,445 for "eingedeckt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "eingedeckt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eingepackt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #742,108 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eingedeckt" and "eingepackt" 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 #742,108 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