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.
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
- eingehend ← eignehend · eineghend · eingeehnd · eingehedn · eingehendd · eingehennd · eingehhend · eingehned
- eingehende ← eignehende · eineghende · eingeehnde · eingehedne · eingehendde · eingehened · eingehennde · eingehhende
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eingehend" for "eingehende" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "eingehend" or "eingehende" show up more?
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.