Which to use
“Einträge” is a noun and “eintragen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,885
- “Einträge” frequency rank
- #11,221
- “eintragen” frequency rank
- 21106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Einträge | eintragen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Eintrag | etwas schriftlich festhalten, zum Beispiel in eine Liste oder ein Heft einschreiben |
Where the eye mixes Einträge and eintragen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Einträge runs 8 letters (VVCCCVCV) against eintragen's 9 (VVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Einträge vs eintragen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Einträge is [ˈaɪ̯ntʁɛːɡə] while eintragen is [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Einträge is recorded at frequency rank #9,885, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯ntʁɛːɡə]. eintragen is at rank #11,221, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaːɡn̩].
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 21106, this pair ranks #1,890,108 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Einträge vs eintragen
Shared letters: eginrt. Private to "Einträge": ä. Private to "eintragen": a.
"Einträge" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCV · "eintragen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eintragen ← einntragen · einrtagen · eintargen · eintraegn · eintragenn · eintraggen · eintragne · eintrgaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Einträge" and "eintragen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Einträge" vs "eintragen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Einträge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eintragen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,890,108 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Einträge" and "eintragen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eintragen vs einzutragen". 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 #1,890,108 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.