Eingang

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌɡaŋ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,240

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

Eingang is aGermannoun. It means: Öffnung zum Betreten eines begrenzten Bereiches, zum Beispiel eines Gebäudes Pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡaŋ]. It ranks #3,240 in German word frequency. Often confused with Einwand and einging.

Key facts for Eingang
PropertyValue
HeadwordEingang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌɡaŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,240
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Eingang in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Eingang is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡaŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,240 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Eingang, with forms such as "eignang", "einagng", and "eingagn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Einwand", "einging", "Einigung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Eingang, spelled E-I-N-G-A-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Öffnung zum Betreten eines begrenzten Bereiches, zum Beispiel eines Gebäudes
  2. 2
    Öffnung eines Organs, durch die etwas hineingelangt
  3. 3
    Beginn eines Vorgangs oder einer Rede
  4. 4
    das Eintreffen einer Sendung
  5. 5
    die eingetroffene Sendung
  6. 6
    Aufnahme
  7. 7
    Buchse an einem Gerät, an die ein Kabel angeschlossen werden kann, über das Daten geschickt werden

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eignang,einagng,eingagn,eingangg,einganng,einggang,eingnag,einngang,enigang,iengang

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Eingang

Misspelling Variants of "Eingang"

eignang7einagng7eingagn7eingangg8einganng8einggang8eingnag7einngang8
Misspelling Variants of "Eingang"

Frequency rank: #3,240 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Eingang"?
"Eingang" is spelled E-I-N-G-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡaŋ].
What does "Eingang" mean?
As a noun, "Eingang" means: Öffnung zum Betreten eines begrenzten Bereiches, zum Beispiel eines Gebäudes
What words are commonly confused with "Eingang"?
"Eingang" is commonly confused with "Einwand", "einging", "Einigung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Eingang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eingang" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eingang" come from?
"Eingang" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.