Which to use
“eingehalten” and “einzuhalten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,597
- “eingehalten” frequency rank
- #14,049
- “einzuhalten” frequency rank
- 21646
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingehalten | einzuhalten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einhalten | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs einhalten |
Where the eye mixes eingehalten and einzuhalten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. eingehalten and einzuhalten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: eingehalten vs einzuhalten
A purely visual mix-up. eingehalten ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌhaltn̩]) and einzuhalten ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌhaltn̩]) 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 21646, 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]. einzuhalten is at rank #14,049, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌhaltn̩].
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 21646, this pair ranks #1,883,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingehalten vs einzuhalten
Shared letters: aehilnt. Private to "eingehalten": g. Private to "einzuhalten": uz.
"eingehalten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC · "einzuhalten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingehalten ← eignehalten · eineghalten · eingeahlten · eingehaletn · eingehallten · eingehaltenn · eingehaltne · eingehaltten
- einzuhalten ← einnzuhalten · einuzhalten · einzhualten · einzuahlten · einzuhaletn · einzuhallten · einzuhaltenn · einzuhaltne
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "eingehalten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einzuhalten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,883,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingehalten" and "einzuhalten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einbehalten vs einzuhalten". 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 #1,883,796 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.