Which to use
“eintragen” and “einzutragen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,221
- “eintragen” frequency rank
- #34,610
- “einzutragen” frequency rank
- 45831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eintragen | einzutragen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas schriftlich festhalten, zum Beispiel in eine Liste oder ein Heft einschreiben | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs eintragen |
Where the eye mixes eintragen and einzutragen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. eintragen runs 9 letters (VVCCCVCVC) against einzutragen's 11 (VVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses eintragen with einzutragen
A purely visual mix-up. eintragen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaːɡn̩]) and einzutragen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌtʁaːɡn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45831, 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]. einzutragen is at rank #34,610, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌtʁaːɡn̩].
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 45831, this pair ranks #1,339,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eintragen vs einzutragen
Shared letters: aeginrt. Private to "eintragen": -. Private to "einzutragen": uz.
"eintragen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCVC · "einzutragen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eintragen ← einntragen · einrtagen · eintargen · eintraegn · eintragenn · eintraggen · eintragne · eintrgaen
- einzutragen ← einnzutragen · einuztragen · einzturagen · einzurtagen · einzutargen · einzutraegn · einzutragenn · einzutraggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eintragen" and "einzutragen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "eintragen" or "einzutragen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "eintragen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einzutragen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,339,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eintragen" and "einzutragen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einzutragen vs einzutreten". 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 #1,339,782 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.