Eingang
German, noun/ˈʔaɪ̯nˌɡaŋ/
Eingang is spelled E-I-N-G-A-N-G (7 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written German, the 3,246th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eingang is a German masculine noun meaning “entrance (doorway or passageway into a building or other enclosed space)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Öffnung zum Betreten eines begrenzten Bereiches, zum Beispiel eines Gebäudes”.
What does Eingang mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineentrance (doorway or passageway into a building or other enclosed space)
Ich warte am Eingang auf dich.
- 2
masculineentrance (place for entering a defined area that is not necessarily enclosed, e.g. a forest)
- 3
masculineinput (interface of a device for receiving data, e.g. through a socket)
- 4
masculinearrival, receipt (the event of receiving mail or goods)
- 5
masculineincoming or received mail
- 6
masculineintroduction, beginning (of a speech or event)
- 7
masculineaccess, entry (act of entering)
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Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Öffnung zum Betreten eines begrenzten Bereiches, zum Beispiel eines Gebäudes 2. Öffnung eines Organs, durch die etwas hineingelangt 3. Beginn eines Vorgangs oder einer Rede 4. das Eintreffen einer Sendung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Eingang
- Einganges genitive
- Eingangs genitive
- Eingänge plural
- Eingange dative singular
- Eingängen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eingang?
- /ˈʔaɪ̯nˌɡaŋ/
- [ˈʔaɪ̯ŋˌɡaŋ]
- [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡaŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Eingang
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Eingang in German?
Eingang appears 25 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).