Which to use
“eingehende” and “eingehender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,162
- “eingehende” frequency rank
- #35,154
- “eingehender” frequency rank
- 63316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingehende | eingehender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eingehend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eingehend |
Where the eye mixes eingehende and eingehender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses eingehende with eingehender
A purely visual mix-up. eingehende ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːəndə]) and eingehender ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːəndɐ]) 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 “eingehender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63316, 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]. eingehender is at rank #35,154, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːəndɐ].
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 63316, this pair ranks #681,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eingehende vs eingehender
Shared letters: deghin. Private to "eingehende": -. Private to "eingehender": r.
"eingehende" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCV · "eingehender" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingehende ← eignehende · eineghende · eingeehnde · eingehedne · eingehendde · eingehened · eingehennde · eingehhende
- eingehender ← eignehender · eineghender · eingeehnder · eingehedner · eingehendder · eingehenderr · eingehendre · eingehenedr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eingehende" for "eingehender" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "eingehende" or "eingehender" 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 "eingehender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #681,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingehende" and "eingehender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingehenden vs eingehender". 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 #681,089 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.