Which to use
“eingereicht” and “eingeweiht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,549
- “eingereicht” frequency rank
- #10,260
- “eingeweiht” frequency rank
- 18809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingereicht | eingeweiht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einreichen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einweihen |
Where the eye mixes eingereicht and eingeweiht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses eingereicht with eingeweiht
A purely visual mix-up. eingereicht ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʁaɪ̯çt]) and eingeweiht ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌvaɪ̯t]) 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 18809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eingereicht is recorded at frequency rank #8,549, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʁaɪ̯çt]. eingeweiht is at rank #10,260, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌvaɪ̯t].
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 18809, this pair ranks #1,914,727 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingereicht vs eingeweiht
Shared letters: eghint. Private to "eingereicht": cr. Private to "eingeweiht": w.
"eingereicht" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCCC · "eingeweiht" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingereicht ← eignereicht · einegreicht · eingeericht · eingereciht · eingereiccht · eingereichht · eingereichtt · eingereicth
- eingeweiht ← eigneweiht · einegweiht · eingeewiht · eingewehit · eingeweihht · eingeweihtt · eingeweith · eingewieht
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eingereicht" and "eingeweiht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "eingereicht" or "eingeweiht" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "eingereicht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eingeweiht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,914,727 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingereicht" and "eingeweiht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingeweiht vs eingeweihte". 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 #1,914,727 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.