eingehtvsEinkehrTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#17,863
“eingeht” frequency rank
#36,904
“Einkehr” frequency rank
54767
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eingeht Einkehr
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs eingehen Handlung, ein Lokal zu betreten

Where the eye mixes eingeht and Einkehr

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

7 ch
eingeht
7 ch
Einkehr

Visual trap between eingeht and Einkehr

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eingeht is [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːt] while Einkehr is [ˈaɪ̯nˌkeːɐ̯]. 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 54767, 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]. Einkehr is at rank #36,904, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌkeːɐ̯].

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 54767, this pair ranks #1,005,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of eingeht vs Einkehr

Shared letters: ehin. Private to "eingeht": gt. Private to "Einkehr": kr.

"eingeht" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC  ·  "Einkehr" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eingehteigneht · eineght · eingehht · eingehtt · eingeth · einggeht · einghet · einngeht
  • Einkehreiknehr · einekhr · einkehhr · einkehrr · einkerh · einkher · einkkehr · einnkehr

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "eingeht" and "Einkehr" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "eingeht" is a verb and "Einkehr" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "eingeht" vs "Einkehr" - which ranks higher?
"eingeht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,863 in our German list, against #36,904 for "Einkehr". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "eingeht" and "Einkehr" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "eingeht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Einkehr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,005,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eingeht" and "Einkehr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Einkehr vs einkehren". 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 #1,005,867 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