eingehtvsEinheitConfusable pair

Quick tell: eingeht is a verb, Einheit is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“eingeht” is a verb and “Einheit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,863
“eingeht” frequency rank
#2,241
“Einheit” frequency rank
20104
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eingeht Einheit
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs eingehen das oder ein Ganzes, das Zusammengehörige, Zusammengefügte, Vereinigte, Untrennbare

Where the eye mixes eingeht and Einheit

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
eingeht
7 ch
Einheit

Look-alike desk: eingeht vs Einheit

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eingeht is [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːt] while Einheit is [ˈaɪ̯nhaɪ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20104, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eingeht is recorded at frequency rank #17,863, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːt]. Einheit is at rank #2,241, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nhaɪ̯t].

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 20104, this pair ranks #1,901,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of eingeht vs Einheit

Shared letters: ehint. Private to "eingeht": g. Private to "Einheit": -.

"eingeht" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC  ·  "Einheit" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eingehteigneht · eineght · eingehht · eingehtt · eingeth · einggeht · einghet · einngeht
  • Einheiteihneit · einehit · einheitt · einheti · einhheit · einhiet · einnheit · eniheit

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "eingeht" for "Einheit" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "eingeht" is a verb and "Einheit" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "eingeht" or "Einheit"?
"Einheit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,241 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.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "eingeht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Einheit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,901,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eingeht" and "Einheit" 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 #1,901,215 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