eingehen

[ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːən]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“eingehen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,263. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,263
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sterben

Corpus desk

Index DE-eingehen · eingehen · German

eingehen · rank #4,263 · 11 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,263
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ehemann

Nearest frequency peer: Ehemann (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „eingehen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „eingehen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

eingehen vs engeren
75% similar
eingehen vs ergehen
75% similar
eingehen vs eingeht
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „eingehen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).eingehenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ehemann“ (#4,262), „Empfang“ (#4,264), „eBay“ (#4,261). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „eingehen“ bei #4,263. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around eingehen (IPA [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,263 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for eingehen, with forms such as "eignehen", "eineghen", and "eingeehn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "engeren", "ergehen", "eingeht", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is eingehen, spelled E-I-N-G-E-H-E-N.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how eingehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Pflanze ist eingegangen.
  2. Eine der beiden Schildkröten ist leider eingegangen.

Synonyms

vertrocknensterbenaufgenommeneinfügenzusammenfügenthematisierenbeantwortenbetrachtenschrumpfeneinlaufenakzeptieren

This word in other languages

die(English)morir(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eignehen
  • eineghen
  • eingeehn
  • eingehenn
  • eingehhen
  • eingehne
  • einggehen
  • eingheen
  • einngehen
  • enigehen
  • iengehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eingehen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eignehen2eineghen2eingeehn2eingehenn1eingehhen1eingehne2einggehen1eingheen2
Edit distance from "eingehen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "eingehen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Duisburg#4,259dieselbe#4,258brachten#4,254genannte#4,272

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Empfang11 variantscontent11 variantsGünther11 variantsheiraten11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list