eingeholtvseingehtWhat's the difference?

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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.

9 ch
eingeholt
7 ch
eingeht

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

  • eingeholteigneholt · einegholt · eingehholt · eingehlot · eingehollt · eingeholtt · eingehotl · eingeohlt
  • eingehteigneht · eineght · eingehht · eingehtt · eingeth · einggeht · einghet · einngeht

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "eingeholt" and "eingeht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌhoːlt] versus [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "eingeholt" or "eingeht" show up more?
"eingeholt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,547 in our German list, against #17,863 for "eingeht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list