Which to use
“eingehen” and “einkehren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,263
- “eingehen” frequency rank
- #48,841
- “einkehren” frequency rank
- 53104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingehen | einkehren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sterben | eine Reise/Wanderung unterbrechen und eine Gastwirtschaft aufsuchen (um dort etwas zu essen und zu trinken oder auch zu übernachten) |
Where the eye mixes eingehen and einkehren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. eingehen runs 8 letters (VVCCVCVC) against einkehren's 9 (VVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: eingehen vs einkehren
A purely visual mix-up. eingehen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːən]) and einkehren ([ˈaɪ̯nˌkeːʁən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53104, 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]. einkehren is at rank #48,841, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌkeːʁən].
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 53104, this pair ranks #1,071,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eingehen vs einkehren
Shared letters: ehin. Private to "eingehen": g. Private to "einkehren": kr.
"eingehen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "einkehren" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eingehen" for "einkehren" ever safe?
Frequency check: "eingehen" vs "einkehren" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "eingehen" and "einkehren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eingehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einkehren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,071,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingehen" and "einkehren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Einkehr vs einkehren". 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 #1,071,011 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.