Which to use
“eingehen” and “einzugehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,263
- “eingehen” frequency rank
- #9,179
- “einzugehen” frequency rank
- 13442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingehen | einzugehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sterben | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs eingehen |
Where the eye mixes eingehen and einzugehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: eingehen vs einzugehen
A purely visual mix-up. eingehen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːən]) and einzugehen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌɡeːən]) 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 13442, 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]. einzugehen is at rank #9,179, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌɡeːən].
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 13442, this pair ranks #1,957,973 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingehen vs einzugehen
Shared letters: eghin. Private to "eingehen": -. Private to "einzugehen": uz.
"eingehen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "einzugehen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingehen ← eignehen · eineghen · eingeehn · eingehenn · eingehhen · eingehne · einggehen · eingheen
- einzugehen ← einnzugehen · einuzgehen · einzguehen · einzueghen · einzugeehn · einzugehenn · einzugehhen · einzugehne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eingehen" and "einzugehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "eingehen" or "einzugehen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "eingehen" and "einzugehen" 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 "einzugehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,973 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingehen" and "einzugehen" 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 #1,957,973 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.