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

#47,342
“eingeflogen” frequency rank
#7,309
“eingezogen” frequency rank
54651
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eingeflogen eingezogen
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einfliegen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einziehen

Where the eye mixes eingeflogen and eingezogen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

11 ch
eingeflogen
10 ch
eingezogen

Visual trap between eingeflogen and eingezogen

A purely visual mix-up. eingeflogen ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfloːɡn̩]) and eingezogen ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eingeflogen is recorded at frequency rank #47,342, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfloːɡn̩]. eingezogen is at rank #7,309, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩].

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 54651, this pair ranks #1,010,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of eingeflogen vs eingezogen

Shared letters: egino. Private to "eingeflogen": fl. Private to "eingezogen": z.

"eingeflogen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC  ·  "eingezogen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eingeflogeneigneflogen · einegflogen · eingefflogen · eingeflgoen · eingefllogen · eingefloegn · eingeflogenn · eingefloggen
  • eingezogeneignezogen · einegzogen · eingeozgen · eingezgoen · eingezoegn · eingezogenn · eingezoggen · eingezogne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "eingeflogen" and "eingezogen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfloːɡn̩] versus [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "eingeflogen" vs "eingezogen" - which ranks higher?
"eingezogen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,309 in our German list, against #47,342 for "eingeflogen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "eingeflogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eingezogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,010,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eingeflogen" and "eingezogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingeflogen 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 #1,010,495 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