Which to use
“eingetragen” and “eingetreten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,935
- “eingetragen” frequency rank
- #10,069
- “eingetreten” frequency rank
- 16004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingetragen | eingetreten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs eintragen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs eintreten |
Where the eye mixes eingetragen and eingetreten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. eingetragen and eingetreten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: eingetragen vs eingetreten
A purely visual mix-up. eingetragen ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtʁaːɡn̩]) and eingetreten ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtʁeːtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16004, 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]. eingetreten is at rank #10,069, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtʁeːtn̩].
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 16004, this pair ranks #1,939,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingetragen vs eingetreten
Shared letters: eginrt. Private to "eingetragen": a. Private to "eingetreten": -.
"eingetragen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC · "eingetreten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingetragen ← eignetragen · einegtragen · eingertagen · eingetargen · eingetraegn · eingetragenn · eingetraggen · eingetragne
- eingetreten ← eignetreten · einegtreten · eingerteten · eingeterten · eingetreetn · eingetretenn · eingetretne · eingetretten
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "eingetragen" and "eingetreten" 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 "eingetreten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,939,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingetragen" and "eingetreten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingetragen 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 #1,939,408 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.