Which to use
“eingegeben” and “eingesehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,227
- “eingegeben” frequency rank
- #16,969
- “eingesehen” frequency rank
- 38196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingegeben | eingesehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs eingeben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einsehen |
Where the eye mixes eingegeben and eingesehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses eingegeben with eingesehen
A purely visual mix-up. eingegeben ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌɡeːbn̩]) and eingesehen ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌzeːən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eingegeben is recorded at frequency rank #21,227, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌɡeːbn̩]. eingesehen is at rank #16,969, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌzeːən].
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 38196, this pair ranks #1,570,339 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingegeben vs eingesehen
Shared letters: egin. Private to "eingegeben": b. Private to "eingesehen": hs.
"eingegeben" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC · "eingesehen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingegeben ← eignegeben · eineggeben · eingeegben · eingegbeen · eingegebben · eingegebenn · eingegebne · eingegeebn
- eingesehen ← eignesehen · einegsehen · eingeeshen · eingeseehn · eingesehenn · eingesehhen · eingesehne · eingesheen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eingegeben" for "eingesehen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "eingegeben" or "eingesehen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "eingegeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eingesehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,570,339 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingegeben" and "eingesehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingesehen vs einzusehen". 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 #1,570,339 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.