Which to use
“eingeht” and “einzieht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,863
- “eingeht” frequency rank
- #32,498
- “einzieht” frequency rank
- 50361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingeht | einzieht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs eingehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einziehen |
Where the eye mixes eingeht and einzieht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses eingeht with einzieht
A purely visual mix-up. eingeht ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːt]) and einzieht ([ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡siːt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50361, 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]. einzieht is at rank #32,498, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡siːt].
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 50361, this pair ranks #1,176,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eingeht vs einzieht
Shared letters: ehint. Private to "eingeht": g. Private to "einzieht": z.
"eingeht" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC · "einzieht" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eingeht" and "einzieht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "eingeht" vs "einzieht" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "eingeht" and "einzieht" 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 "einzieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,176,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingeht" and "einzieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einzieht vs erzieht". 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 #1,176,587 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.