Which to use
“eintrifft” is a verb and “Eintritt” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,551
- “eintrifft” frequency rank
- #2,817
- “Eintritt” frequency rank
- 32368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eintrifft | Eintritt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs eintreffen | der Akt des Eintretens in ein Gebäude oder einen Raum |
Where the eye mixes eintrifft and Eintritt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. eintrifft runs 9 letters (VVCCCVCCC) against Eintritt's 8 (VVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses eintrifft with Eintritt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eintrifft is [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁɪft] while Eintritt is [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁɪt]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eintrifft is recorded at frequency rank #29,551, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁɪft]. Eintritt is at rank #2,817, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁɪt].
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 32368, this pair ranks #1,709,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eintrifft vs Eintritt
Shared letters: einrt. Private to "eintrifft": f. Private to "Eintritt": -.
"eintrifft" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCC · "Eintritt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eintrifft" for "Eintritt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "eintrifft" vs "Eintritt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "eintrifft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Eintritt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,709,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eintrifft" and "Eintritt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Eingriffs vs eintrifft". 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 #1,709,128 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.