eingehen

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːən]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,263

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

eingehen is aGermanverb. It means: sterben Pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːən]. It ranks #4,263 in German word frequency. Often confused with engeren and ergehen.

Key facts for eingehen
PropertyValue
Headwordeingehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,263
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for eingehen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,263 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for eingehen, with forms such as "eignehen", "eineghen", and "eingeehn". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "engeren", "ergehen", "eingeht", 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 eingehen, spelled E-I-N-G-E-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sterben
  2. 2
    sich hinzufügen oder hinzugefügt werden und damit Teil von etwas Größerem werden
  3. 3
    näher besprechen, beantworten, thematisieren
  4. 4
    enger werden
  5. 5
    ein Angebot akzeptieren
  6. 6
    etwas wie Geldzahlungen, Mitteilungen oder Ähnliches erhalten/bekommen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eignehen,eineghen,eingeehn,eingehenn,eingehhen,eingehne,einggehen,eingheen,einngehen,enigehen,iengehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for eingehen

Misspelling Variants of "eingehen"

eignehen8eineghen8eingeehn8eingehenn9eingehhen9eingehne8einggehen9eingheen8
Misspelling Variants of "eingehen"

Frequency rank: #4,263 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eingehen"?
"eingehen" is spelled E-I-N-G-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːən].
What does "eingehen" mean?
As a verb, "eingehen" means: sterben
What words are commonly confused with "eingehen"?
"eingehen" is commonly confused with "engeren", "ergehen", "eingeht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eingehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eingehen" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eingehen" come from?
"eingehen" 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.