Which to use
“eingefallen” and “eingehalten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,419
- “eingefallen” frequency rank
- #7,597
- “eingehalten” frequency rank
- 19016
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingefallen | eingehalten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einfallen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einhalten |
Where the eye mixes eingefallen and eingehalten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between eingefallen and eingehalten
A purely visual mix-up. eingefallen ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfalən]) and eingehalten ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌhaltn̩]) 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 19016, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eingefallen is recorded at frequency rank #11,419, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfalən]. eingehalten is at rank #7,597, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌhaltn̩].
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 19016, this pair ranks #1,912,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingefallen vs eingehalten
Shared letters: aegiln. Private to "eingefallen": f. Private to "eingehalten": ht.
"eingefallen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC · "eingehalten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingefallen ← eignefallen · einegfallen · eingeafllen · eingefaleln · eingefalen · eingefallenn · eingefallne · eingeffallen
- eingehalten ← eignehalten · eineghalten · eingeahlten · eingehaletn · eingehallten · eingehaltenn · eingehaltne · eingehaltten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eingefallen" for "eingehalten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "eingefallen" or "eingehalten"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "eingefallen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eingehalten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,912,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingefallen" and "eingehalten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einbehalten vs eingehalten". 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 #1,912,645 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.