Which to use
“eingetragen” is a verb and “eingetragenen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,935
- “eingetragen” frequency rank
- #21,950
- “eingetragenen” frequency rank
- 27885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingetragen | eingetragenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs eintragen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eingetragen |
Where the eye mixes eingetragen and eingetragenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. eingetragen runs 11 letters (VVCCVCCVCVC) against eingetragenen's 13 (VVCCVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between eingetragen and eingetragenen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eingetragen is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtʁaːɡn̩] while eingetragenen is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtʁaːɡənən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “eingetragen” sits inside “eingetragenen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eingetragen is recorded at frequency rank #5,935, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtʁaːɡn̩]. eingetragenen is at rank #21,950, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtʁaːɡənən].
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 27885, this pair ranks #1,794,217 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingetragen vs eingetragenen
Shared letters: aeginrt. Private to "eingetragen": -. Private to "eingetragenen": -.
"eingetragen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC · "eingetragenen" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingetragen ← eignetragen · einegtragen · eingertagen · eingetargen · eingetraegn · eingetragenn · eingetraggen · eingetragne
- eingetragenen ← eignetragenen · einegtragenen · eingertagenen · eingetargenen · eingetraegnen · eingetrageenn · eingetragenenn · eingetragenne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eingetragen" for "eingetragenen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "eingetragen" or "eingetragenen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "eingetragen" and "eingetragenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eingetragen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eingetragenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,794,217 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingetragen" and "eingetragenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingetragenen vs eingetragener". 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 #1,794,217 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.