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“eingeholt” and “eingeht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,547
- “eingeholt” frequency rank
- #17,863
- “eingeht” frequency rank
- 32410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingeholt | eingeht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einholen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs eingehen |
Where the eye mixes eingeholt and eingeht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: eingeholt vs eingeht
A purely visual mix-up. eingeholt ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌhoːlt]) and eingeht ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːt]) 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 32410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eingeholt is recorded at frequency rank #14,547, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌhoːlt]. eingeht is at rank #17,863, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːt].
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 32410, this pair ranks #1,708,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingeholt vs eingeht
Shared letters: eghint. Private to "eingeholt": lo. Private to "eingeht": -.
"eingeholt" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC · "eingeht" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eingeholt" and "eingeht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "eingeholt" or "eingeht" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "eingeholt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eingeht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,708,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingeholt" and "eingeht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eight vs eingeht". 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 #1,708,174 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.