Which to use
“Eintrag” is a noun and “eintrat” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,163
- “Eintrag” frequency rank
- #26,372
- “eintrat” frequency rank
- 31535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Eintrag | eintrat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schriftlicher Vermerk (in einem Klassenbuch, Tagebuch und dergleichen) | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs eintreten |
Where the eye mixes Eintrag and eintrat
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Eintrag with eintrat
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Eintrag is [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaːk] while eintrat is [ˈaɪ̯ntʁaːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - g in “Eintrag” becomes t in “eintrat”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Eintrag is recorded at frequency rank #5,163, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaːk]. 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 31535, this pair ranks #1,726,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Eintrag vs eintrat
Shared letters: aeinrt. Private to "Eintrag": g. Private to "eintrat": -.
"Eintrag" · 7 letters · shape VVCCCVC · "eintrat" · 7 letters · shape VVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Eintrag" and "eintrat" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Eintrag" or "eintrat" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Eintrag" 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 #1,726,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Eintrag" and "eintrat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eintraf vs eintrat". 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 #1,726,126 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.