Which to use
“eintraf” and “eintrat” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,314
- “eintraf” frequency rank
- #26,372
- “eintrat” frequency rank
- 50686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eintraf | eintrat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs eintreffen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs eintreten |
Where the eye mixes eintraf and eintrat
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: eintraf vs eintrat
A purely visual mix-up. eintraf ([ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaːf]) and eintrat ([ˈaɪ̯ntʁaːt]) 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 - f in “eintraf” becomes t in “eintrat”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eintraf is recorded at frequency rank #24,314, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaːf]. eintrat is at rank #26,372, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯ntʁaːt].
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 50686, this pair ranks #1,164,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eintraf vs eintrat
Shared letters: aeinrt. Private to "eintraf": f. Private to "eintrat": -.
"eintraf" · 7 letters · shape VVCCCVC · "eintrat" · 7 letters · shape VVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eintraf" and "eintrat" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "eintraf" or "eintrat"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "eintraf" and "eintrat" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eintraf" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eintrat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,164,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eintraf" and "eintrat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Eintopf vs eintraf". 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 #1,164,380 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.