EingriffevsEingriffsTell them apart

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

#11,635
“Eingriffe” frequency rank
#39,301
“Eingriffs” frequency rank
50936
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Eingriffe Eingriffs
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Eingriff Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Eingriff

Where the eye mixes Eingriffe and Eingriffs

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
Eingriffe
9 ch
Eingriffs

Look-alike desk: Eingriffe vs Eingriffs

A purely visual mix-up. Eingriffe ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡʁɪfə]) and Eingriffs ([ˈaɪ̯nɡʁɪfs]) 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 a single letter - e in “Eingriffe” becomes s in “Eingriffs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Eingriffe is recorded at frequency rank #11,635, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡʁɪfə]. Eingriffs is at rank #39,301, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡʁɪfs].

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 50936, this pair ranks #1,154,734 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Eingriffe vs Eingriffs

Shared letters: efginr. Private to "Eingriffe": -. Private to "Eingriffs": s.

"Eingriffe" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCV  ·  "Eingriffs" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Eingriffeeignriffe · einggriffe · eingirffe · eingrfife · eingrife · eingrifef · eingrriffe · einngriffe
  • Eingriffseignriffs · einggriffs · eingirffs · eingrfifs · eingriffss · eingrifs · eingrifsf · eingrriffs

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Eingriffe" for "Eingriffs" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡʁɪfə] versus [ˈaɪ̯nɡʁɪfs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Eingriffe" vs "Eingriffs" - which ranks higher?
"Eingriffe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,635 in our German list, against #39,301 for "Eingriffs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Eingriffe" and "Eingriffs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Eingriffe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Eingriffs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,154,734 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Eingriffe" and "Eingriffs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Eingriffs vs eintrifft". 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 #1,154,734 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