Which to use
“eingetragen” is a verb and “eingetragener” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,935
- “eingetragen” frequency rank
- #42,449
- “eingetragener” frequency rank
- 48384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingetragen | eingetragener |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs eintragen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eingetragen |
Where the eye mixes eingetragen and eingetragener
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. eingetragen runs 11 letters (VVCCVCCVCVC) against eingetragener's 13 (VVCCVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between eingetragen and eingetragener
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eingetragen is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtʁaːɡn̩] while eingetragener is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtʁaːɡənɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “eingetragen” sits inside “eingetragener”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48384, 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]. eingetragener is at rank #42,449, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtʁaːɡənɐ].
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 48384, this pair ranks #1,250,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eingetragen vs eingetragener
Shared letters: aeginrt. Private to "eingetragen": -. Private to "eingetragener": -.
"eingetragen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC · "eingetragener" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingetragen ← eignetragen · einegtragen · eingertagen · eingetargen · eingetraegn · eingetragenn · eingetraggen · eingetragne
- eingetragener ← eignetragener · einegtragener · eingertagener · eingetargener · eingetraegner · eingetrageenr · eingetragenerr · eingetragenner
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eingetragen" and "eingetragener" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "eingetragen" vs "eingetragener" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "eingetragen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eingetragener" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,250,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingetragen" and "eingetragener" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingetragene 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 #1,250,499 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.