Which to use
“eingefahren” is a verb and “eingeführten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,310
- “eingefahren” frequency rank
- #18,862
- “eingeführten” frequency rank
- 43172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingefahren | eingeführten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einfahren | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eingeführt |
Where the eye mixes eingefahren and eingeführten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. eingefahren runs 11 letters (VVCCVCVCCVC) against eingeführten's 12 (VVCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses eingefahren with eingeführten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eingefahren is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfaːʁən] while eingeführten is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eingefahren is recorded at frequency rank #24,310, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfaːʁən]. eingeführten is at rank #18,862, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩].
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 43172, this pair ranks #1,426,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eingefahren vs eingeführten
Shared letters: efghinr. Private to "eingefahren": a. Private to "eingeführten": tü.
"eingefahren" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC · "eingeführten" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingefahren ← eignefahren · einegfahren · eingeafhren · eingefahern · eingefahhren · eingefahrenn · eingefahrne · eingefahrren
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eingefahren" and "eingeführten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "eingefahren" or "eingeführten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "eingefahren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eingeführten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,426,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingefahren" and "eingeführten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingefahren vs eingefroren". 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 #1,426,401 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.