Which to use
“eintragen” and “eintreten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,221
- “eintragen” frequency rank
- #7,459
- “eintreten” frequency rank
- 18680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eintragen | eintreten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas schriftlich festhalten, zum Beispiel in eine Liste oder ein Heft einschreiben | eintreten in …; Hilfsverb „sein:“ einen Raum betreten |
Where the eye mixes eintragen and eintreten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. eintragen and eintreten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses eintragen with eintreten
A purely visual mix-up. eintragen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaːɡn̩]) and eintreten ([ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁeːtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eintragen is recorded at frequency rank #11,221, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaːɡn̩]. eintreten is at rank #7,459, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁeːtn̩].
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 18680, this pair ranks #1,915,938 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eintragen vs eintreten
Shared letters: einrt. Private to "eintragen": ag. Private to "eintreten": -.
"eintragen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCVC · "eintreten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eintragen" and "eintreten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "eintragen" or "eintreten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "eintragen" and "eintreten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eintragen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eintreten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,915,938 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eintragen" and "eintreten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eintreiben vs eintreten". 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 #1,915,938 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.