eingehendvseingehendeConfusable pair

Which to use

“eingehend” and “eingehende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,689
“eingehend” frequency rank
#28,162
“eingehende” frequency rank
50851
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eingehend eingehende
Definition sorgfältig und ausführlich, in allen Einzelheiten, sich mit etwas intensiv und gründlich beschäftigend Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eingehend

Where the eye mixes eingehend and eingehende

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
eingehend
10 ch
eingehende

Look-alike desk: eingehend vs eingehende

A purely visual mix-up. eingehend ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːənt]) and eingehende ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːəndə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “eingehend” sits inside “eingehende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eingehend is recorded at frequency rank #22,689, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːənt]. eingehende is at rank #28,162, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːəndə].

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 50851, this pair ranks #1,157,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of eingehend vs eingehende

Shared letters: deghin. Private to "eingehend": -. Private to "eingehende": -.

"eingehend" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC  ·  "eingehende" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eingehendeignehend · eineghend · eingeehnd · eingehedn · eingehendd · eingehennd · eingehhend · eingehned
  • eingehendeeignehende · eineghende · eingeehnde · eingehedne · eingehendde · eingehened · eingehennde · eingehhende

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "eingehend" for "eingehende" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːənt] versus [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːəndə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "eingehend" or "eingehende" show up more?
"eingehend" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,689 in our German list, against #28,162 for "eingehende". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "eingehend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eingehende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,157,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eingehend" and "eingehende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingehende vs Eingeweide". 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 #1,157,949 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list