Which to use
“eingetragen” and “eintragen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,935
- “eingetragen” frequency rank
- #11,221
- “eintragen” frequency rank
- 17156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingetragen | eintragen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs eintragen | etwas schriftlich festhalten, zum Beispiel in eine Liste oder ein Heft einschreiben |
Where the eye mixes eingetragen and eintragen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. eingetragen runs 11 letters (VVCCVCCVCVC) against eintragen's 9 (VVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: eingetragen vs eintragen
A purely visual mix-up. eingetragen ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtʁaːɡn̩]) and eintragen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaːɡn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17156, 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]. eintragen is at rank #11,221, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaːɡn̩].
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 17156, this pair ranks #1,929,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingetragen vs eintragen
Shared letters: aeginrt. Private to "eingetragen": -. Private to "eintragen": -.
"eingetragen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC · "eintragen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingetragen ← eignetragen · einegtragen · eingertagen · eingetargen · eingetraegn · eingetragenn · eingetraggen · eingetragne
- eintragen ← einntragen · einrtagen · eintargen · eintraegn · eintragenn · eintraggen · eintragne · eintrgaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eingetragen" and "eintragen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "eingetragen" or "eintragen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "eingetragen" and "eintragen" 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 "eintragen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,929,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingetragen" and "eintragen" 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 #1,929,875 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.