eingestehen

[ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʃteːən]

/[ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʃteːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“eingestehen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,197. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,197
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas unter Bedenken zugeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-eingestehen · eingestehen · German

eingestehen · rank #19,197 · 16 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,197
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH eingepackt

Nearest frequency peer: eingepackt (-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 „eingestehen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „eingestehen“ 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).

eingestehen vs einstehen
82% similar
eingestehen vs einzustehen
82% similar
eingestehen vs eingestiegen
83% similar

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

Key facts for eingestehen
PropertyValue
Headwordeingestehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʃteːən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#19,197
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „eingestehen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).eingestehenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „eingepackt“ (#19,196), „Eiszeit“ (#19,198), „eingeliefert“ (#19,195). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „eingestehen“ bei #19,197. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around eingestehen (IPA [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʃteːən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,197 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas unter Bedenken zugeben".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for eingestehen, with forms such as "eignestehen", "einegstehen", and "eingesethen". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "einstehen", "einzustehen", "eingestiegen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is eingestehen, spelled E-I-N-G-E-S-T-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas unter Bedenken zugeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er gestand Fehler bei der Recherche für seine Arbeit ein.
  2. Man muss sich auch die eigenen Fehler eingestehen, selbst wenn das wehtut.

This word in other languages

admit(English)confesar(Español)avouer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eignestehen
  • einegstehen
  • eingesethen
  • eingesstehen
  • eingesteehn
  • eingestehenn
  • eingestehhen
  • eingestehne
  • eingestheen
  • eingesttehen
  • eingetsehen
  • einggestehen
  • eingsetehen
  • einngestehen
  • enigestehen
  • iengestehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eingestehen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eignestehen2einegstehen2eingesethen2eingesstehen1eingesteehn2eingestehenn1eingestehhen1eingestehne2
Edit distance from "eingestehen"

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 "eingestehen"?
"eingestehen" is spelled E-I-N-G-E-S-T-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʃteːən].
What does "eingestehen" mean?
As a verb, "eingestehen" means: etwas unter Bedenken zugeben
What words are commonly confused with "eingestehen"?
"eingestehen" is commonly confused with "einstehen", "einzustehen", "eingestiegen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eingestehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eingestehen" is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʃteːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eingestehen" come from?
"eingestehen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ersatzteile#19,204Evakuierung#19,206bombardiert#19,166Geistlicher#19,231

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Bundestags16 variantsFreispruch16 variantsgünstigste16 variantsbedauerlich16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list