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

#10,069
“eingetreten” frequency rank
#19,885
“einzutreten” frequency rank
29954
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eingetreten einzutreten
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs eintreten erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs eintreten

Where the eye mixes eingetreten and einzutreten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. eingetreten and einzutreten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
eingetreten
11 ch
einzutreten

Look-alike desk: eingetreten vs einzutreten

A purely visual mix-up. eingetreten ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtʁeːtn̩]) and einzutreten ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌtʁeːtn̩]) 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 29954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eingetreten is recorded at frequency rank #10,069, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtʁeːtn̩]. einzutreten is at rank #19,885, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌtʁeːtn̩].

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 29954, this pair ranks #1,757,091 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of eingetreten vs einzutreten

Shared letters: einrt. Private to "eingetreten": g. Private to "einzutreten": uz.

"eingetreten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC  ·  "einzutreten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eingetreten ← eignetreten · einegtreten · eingerteten · eingeterten · eingetreetn · eingetretenn · eingetretne · eingetretten
  • einzutreten ← einnzutreten · einuztreten · einztureten · einzurteten · einzuterten · einzutreetn · einzutretenn · einzutretne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "eingetreten" for "einzutreten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtʁeːtn̩] versus [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌtʁeːtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "eingetreten" vs "einzutreten" - which ranks higher?
"eingetreten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,069 in our German list, against #19,885 for "einzutreten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "eingetreten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "einzutreten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,757,091 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eingetreten" and "einzutreten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einzureden 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 #1,757,091 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