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

#13,345
“eingefügt” frequency rank
#2,816
“eingeführt” frequency rank
16161
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eingefügt eingeführt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einfügen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einführen

Where the eye mixes eingefügt and eingeführt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. eingefügt runs 9 letters (VVCCVCVCC) against eingeführt's 10 (VVCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
eingefügt
10 ch
eingeführt

Why the eye confuses eingefügt with eingeführt

A purely visual mix-up. eingefügt ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfyːkt]) and eingeführt ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) 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 16161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eingefügt is recorded at frequency rank #13,345, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfyːkt]. eingeführt is at rank #2,816, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfyːɐ̯t].

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 16161, this pair ranks #1,938,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of eingefügt vs eingeführt

Shared letters: efgintü. Private to "eingefügt": -. Private to "eingeführt": hr.

"eingefügt" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC  ·  "eingeführt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "eingefügt" and "eingeführt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfyːkt] versus [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "eingefügt" vs "eingeführt" - which ranks higher?
"eingeführt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,816 in our German list, against #13,345 for "eingefügt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "eingefügt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eingeführt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,938,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eingefügt" and "eingeführt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingeengt vs eingefügt". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,938,067 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