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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eingeht" for "Einheit" ever safe?
Which is more common, "eingeht" or "Einheit"?
After this comparison
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- 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.