Which to use
“eingreifen” and “eingreift” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,162
- “eingreifen” frequency rank
- #31,017
- “eingreift” frequency rank
- 38179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingreifen | eingreift |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Handlung oder Entwicklung (an der man nicht direkt beteiligt ist) lenken, stören oder stoppen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs eingreifen |
Where the eye mixes eingreifen and eingreift
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. eingreifen runs 10 letters (VVCCCVVCVC) against eingreift's 9 (VVCCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: eingreifen vs eingreift
A purely visual mix-up. eingreifen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]) and eingreift ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡʁaɪ̯ft]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eingreifen is recorded at frequency rank #7,162, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]. eingreift is at rank #31,017, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡʁaɪ̯ft].
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 38179, this pair ranks #1,570,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingreifen vs eingreift
Shared letters: efginr. Private to "eingreifen": -. Private to "eingreift": t.
"eingreifen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVVCVC · "eingreift" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingreifen ← eignreifen · eingerifen · einggreifen · eingrefien · eingreiefn · eingreifenn · eingreiffen · eingreifne
- eingreift ← eignreift · eingerift · einggreift · eingrefit · eingreifft · eingreiftt · eingreitf · eingrieft
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "eingreifen" and "eingreift" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "eingreifen" vs "eingreift" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "eingreifen" and "eingreift" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eingreifen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eingreift" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,570,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingreifen" and "eingreift" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingreifen vs einreihen". 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 #1,570,813 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.