Which to use
“Eintragung” and “Eintragungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,562
- “Eintragung” frequency rank
- #35,735
- “Eintragungen” frequency rank
- 53297
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Eintragung | Eintragungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Handlung, die darin besteht, etwas in eine geeignete Stelle zu schreiben | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Eintragung |
Where the eye mixes Eintragung and Eintragungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Eintragung runs 10 letters (VVCCCVCVCC) against Eintragungen's 12 (VVCCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Eintragung and Eintragungen
A purely visual mix-up. Eintragung ([ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaːɡʊŋ]) and Eintragungen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaːɡʊŋən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Eintragung” sits inside “Eintragungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Eintragung is recorded at frequency rank #17,562, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaːɡʊŋ]. Eintragungen is at rank #35,735, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaːɡʊŋən].
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 53297, this pair ranks #1,063,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Eintragung vs Eintragungen
Shared letters: aeginrtu. Private to "Eintragung": -. Private to "Eintragungen": -.
"Eintragung" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVCVCC · "Eintragungen" · 12 letters · shape VVCCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Eintragung ← einntragung · einrtagung · eintargung · eintraggung · eintragnug · eintragugn · eintragungg · eintragunng
- Eintragungen ← einntragungen · einrtagungen · eintargungen · eintraggungen · eintragnugen · eintragugnen · eintragunegn · eintragungenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Eintragung" and "Eintragungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Eintragung" or "Eintragungen"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Eintragung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Eintragungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,063,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Eintragung" and "Eintragungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eintragen vs Eintragung". 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 #1,063,525 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.