Which to use
“eingetragen” and “einzutragen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,935
- “eingetragen” frequency rank
- #34,610
- “einzutragen” frequency rank
- 40545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingetragen | einzutragen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs eintragen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs eintragen |
Where the eye mixes eingetragen and einzutragen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. eingetragen and einzutragen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses eingetragen with einzutragen
A purely visual mix-up. eingetragen ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtʁaːɡn̩]) and einzutragen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌtʁaːɡn̩]) 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 40545, 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]. einzutragen is at rank #34,610, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌtʁaːɡn̩].
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 40545, this pair ranks #1,505,362 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eingetragen vs einzutragen
Shared letters: aeginrt. Private to "eingetragen": -. Private to "einzutragen": uz.
"eingetragen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC · "einzutragen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingetragen ← eignetragen · einegtragen · eingertagen · eingetargen · eingetraegn · eingetragenn · eingetraggen · eingetragne
- einzutragen ← einnzutragen · einuztragen · einzturagen · einzurtagen · einzutargen · einzutraegn · einzutragenn · einzutraggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eingetragen" and "einzutragen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "eingetragen" or "einzutragen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "eingetragen" and "einzutragen" 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 "einzutragen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,505,362 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingetragen" and "einzutragen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einzutragen vs einzutreten". 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 #1,505,362 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.