Which to use
“eingehalten” is a verb and “Einhalten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,597
- “eingehalten” frequency rank
- #11,037
- “Einhalten” frequency rank
- 18634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingehalten | Einhalten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einhalten | Befolgung von Regeln, Vereinbarungen, Verpflichtungen oder Terminvorgaben |
Where the eye mixes eingehalten and Einhalten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses eingehalten with Einhalten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eingehalten is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌhaltn̩] while Einhalten is [ˈaɪ̯nˌhaltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eingehalten is recorded at frequency rank #7,597, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌhaltn̩]. Einhalten is at rank #11,037, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌhaltn̩].
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 18634, this pair ranks #1,916,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingehalten vs Einhalten
Shared letters: aehilnt. Private to "eingehalten": g. Private to "Einhalten": -.
"eingehalten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC · "Einhalten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingehalten ← eignehalten · eineghalten · eingeahlten · eingehaletn · eingehallten · eingehaltenn · eingehaltne · eingehaltten
- Einhalten ← eihnalten · einahlten · einhaletn · einhallten · einhaltenn · einhaltne · einhaltten · einhatlen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eingehalten" and "Einhalten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "eingehalten" or "Einhalten" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "eingehalten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Einhalten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,916,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingehalten" and "Einhalten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einbehalten vs Einhalten". 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 #1,916,377 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.