Which to use
“eingefangen” and “eingegangen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,967
- “eingefangen” frequency rank
- #5,257
- “eingegangen” frequency rank
- 22224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingefangen | eingegangen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einfangen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs eingehen |
Where the eye mixes eingefangen and eingegangen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. eingefangen and eingegangen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between eingefangen and eingegangen
A purely visual mix-up. eingefangen ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfaŋən]) and eingegangen ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌɡaŋən]) 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 a single letter - f in “eingefangen” becomes g in “eingegangen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eingefangen is recorded at frequency rank #16,967, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfaŋən]. eingegangen is at rank #5,257, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌɡaŋən].
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 22224, this pair ranks #1,876,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingefangen vs eingegangen
Shared letters: aegin. Private to "eingefangen": f. Private to "eingegangen": -.
"eingefangen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC · "eingegangen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingefangen ← eignefangen · einegfangen · eingeafngen · eingefagnen · eingefanegn · eingefangenn · eingefanggen · eingefangne
- eingegangen ← eignegangen · eineggangen · eingeagngen · eingegagnen · eingeganegn · eingegangenn · eingeganggen · eingegangne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "eingefangen" and "eingegangen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "eingefangen" or "eingegangen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "eingefangen" and "eingegangen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eingefangen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eingegangen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,876,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingefangen" and "eingegangen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingefangen vs eingeflogen". 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 #1,876,797 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.