eingeführtvseingeführteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: eingeführt is a verb, eingeführte is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“eingeführt” is a verb and “eingeführte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,816
“eingeführt” frequency rank
#19,880
“eingeführte” frequency rank
22696
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eingeführt eingeführte
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einführen Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eingeführt

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set eingeführt and eingeführte apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
eingeführt
11 ch
eingeführte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eingeführt is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfyːɐ̯t] while eingeführte is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “eingeführt” sits inside “eingeführte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eingeführt is recorded at frequency rank #2,816, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]. eingeführte is at rank #19,880, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə].

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 22696, this pair ranks #1,870,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of eingeführt vs eingeführte

Shared letters: efghinrtü. Private to "eingeführt": -. Private to "eingeführte": -.

"eingeführt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC  ·  "eingeführte" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCV

Frequency comparison

eingeführt#2,816
eingeführte#19,880

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "eingeführt" and "eingeführte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "eingeführt" is a verb and "eingeführte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "eingeführt" or "eingeführte"?
"eingeführt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,816 in our German list, against #19,880 for "eingeführte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering eingeführt vs eingeführte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “eingeführt”; for an adjective, it's “eingeführte”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “eingeführt” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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