Which to use
“eingehende” and “eingehenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,162
- “eingehende” frequency rank
- #32,494
- “eingehenden” frequency rank
- 60656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingehende | eingehenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eingehend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eingehend |
Where the eye mixes eingehende and eingehenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between eingehende and eingehenden
A purely visual mix-up. eingehende ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːəndə]) and eingehenden ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːəndn̩]) 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) - “eingehende” sits inside “eingehenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eingehende is recorded at frequency rank #28,162, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːəndə]. eingehenden is at rank #32,494, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːəndn̩].
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 60656, this pair ranks #778,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eingehende vs eingehenden
Shared letters: deghin. Private to "eingehende": -. Private to "eingehenden": -.
"eingehende" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCV · "eingehenden" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingehende ← eignehende · eineghende · eingeehnde · eingehedne · eingehendde · eingehened · eingehennde · eingehhende
- eingehenden ← eignehenden · eineghenden · eingeehnden · eingehednen · eingehendden · eingehendenn · eingehendne · eingehenedn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "eingehende" and "eingehenden" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "eingehende" or "eingehenden" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "eingehende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eingehenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #778,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingehende" and "eingehenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingefunden vs eingehenden". 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 #778,836 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.