eingetragenevseingetragenenConfusable pair

Which to use

“eingetragene” and “eingetragenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,100
“eingetragene” frequency rank
#21,950
“eingetragenen” frequency rank
45050
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eingetragene eingetragenen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eingetragen Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eingetragen

Where the eye mixes eingetragene and eingetragenen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. eingetragene runs 12 letters (VVCCVCCVCVCV) against eingetragenen's 13 (VVCCVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
eingetragene
13 ch
eingetragenen

Why the eye confuses eingetragene with eingetragenen

A purely visual mix-up. eingetragene ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtʁaːɡənə]) and eingetragenen ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtʁaːɡənən]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “eingetragene” sits inside “eingetragenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eingetragene is recorded at frequency rank #23,100, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtʁaːɡənə]. 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 45050, this pair ranks #1,366,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of eingetragene vs eingetragenen

Shared letters: aeginrt. Private to "eingetragene": -. Private to "eingetragenen": -.

"eingetragene" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVCV  ·  "eingetragenen" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eingetrageneeignetragene · einegtragene · eingertagene · eingetargene · eingetraegne · eingetrageen · eingetraggene · eingetragnee
  • eingetrageneneignetragenen · einegtragenen · eingertagenen · eingetargenen · eingetraegnen · eingetrageenn · eingetragenenn · eingetragenne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "eingetragene" and "eingetragenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtʁaːɡənə] versus [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtʁaːɡənən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "eingetragene" vs "eingetragenen" - which ranks higher?
"eingetragenen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,950 in our German list, against #23,100 for "eingetragene". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "eingetragene" 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 #1,366,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eingetragene" and "eingetragenen" 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 #1,366,152 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list