Which to use
“eingegangen” is a verb and “eingegangenen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,257
- “eingegangen” frequency rank
- #40,492
- “eingegangenen” frequency rank
- 45749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingegangen | eingegangenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs eingehen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eingegangen |
Where the eye mixes eingegangen and eingegangenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. eingegangen runs 11 letters (VVCCVCVCCVC) against eingegangenen's 13 (VVCCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between eingegangen and eingegangenen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eingegangen is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌɡaŋən] while eingegangenen is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌɡaŋənən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “eingegangen” sits inside “eingegangenen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eingegangen is recorded at frequency rank #5,257, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌɡaŋən]. eingegangenen is at rank #40,492, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌɡaŋənən].
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 45749, this pair ranks #1,342,512 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eingegangen vs eingegangenen
Shared letters: aegin. Private to "eingegangen": -. Private to "eingegangenen": -.
"eingegangen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC · "eingegangenen" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingegangen ← eignegangen · eineggangen · eingeagngen · eingegagnen · eingeganegn · eingegangenn · eingeganggen · eingegangne
- eingegangenen ← eignegangenen · eineggangenen · eingeagngenen · eingegagnenen · eingeganegnen · eingegangeenn · eingegangenenn · eingegangenne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "eingegangen" and "eingegangenen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "eingegangen" vs "eingegangenen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "eingegangen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eingegangenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,342,512 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingegangen" and "eingegangenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Eingängen vs eingegangen". 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 #1,342,512 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.