Which to use
“eingehen” and “eingesehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,263
- “eingehen” frequency rank
- #16,969
- “eingesehen” frequency rank
- 21232
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingehen | eingesehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sterben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einsehen |
Where the eye mixes eingehen and eingesehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses eingehen with eingesehen
A purely visual mix-up. eingehen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːən]) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eingehen is recorded at frequency rank #4,263, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːən]. 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 21232, this pair ranks #1,888,724 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingehen vs eingesehen
Shared letters: eghin. Private to "eingehen": -. Private to "eingesehen": s.
"eingehen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "eingesehen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingehen ← eignehen · eineghen · eingeehn · eingehenn · eingehhen · eingehne · einggehen · eingheen
- eingesehen ← eignesehen · einegsehen · eingeeshen · eingeseehn · eingesehenn · eingesehhen · eingesehne · eingesheen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eingehen" and "eingesehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "eingehen" or "eingesehen" 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 "eingehen" 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 #1,888,724 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingehen" and "eingesehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingehen vs einreihen". 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 #1,888,724 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.