Eingriff

[ˈaɪ̯nɡʁɪf]

/[ˈaɪ̯nɡʁɪf]/ noun

The verdict

“Eingriff” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,651. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,651
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - medizinische Arbeit am Körper eines Menschen oder Tieres

Corpus desk

Index DE-eingriff · Eingriff · German

Eingriff · rank #6,651 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,651
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH durchgesetzt

Nearest frequency peer: durchgesetzt (-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 „Eingriff“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Eingriff“ 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).

Eingriff vs ergriff
63% similar
Eingriff vs Eingriffe
89% similar
Eingriff vs eintrifft
67% similar

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

Key facts for Eingriff
PropertyValue
HeadwordEingriff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nɡʁɪf]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,651
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Eingriff“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „durchgesetzt“ (#6,650), „Einwohnern“ (#6,652), „Durcheinander“ (#6,649). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eingriff“ bei #6,651. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Eingriff (IPA [ˈaɪ̯nɡʁɪf]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,651 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Eingriff, with forms such as "eignriff", "einggriff", and "eingirff". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "ergriff", "Eingriffe", "eintrifft", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Eingriff, spelled E-I-N-G-R-I-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    medizinische Arbeit am Körper eines Menschen oder Tieres
  2. 2
    eine beliebige Aktion, das Eingreifen zur Unterbrechung oder zur Lenkung eines Ablaufs oder Geschehens
  3. 3
    das zielgerichtete und gewollte Handeln der öffentlichen Gewalt im Schutzbereich eines Grundrechts
  4. 4
    Hosenschlitz der Herrenunterhose

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Medizinische Eingriffe enthalten immer ein gewisses Risiko.
  2. [Schwangerschaftsabbrüche:] 2003 verzeichnete das Statistische Bundesamt noch etwa 2.050 […] Praxen und Kliniken, die den Eingriff durchführen. Ende 2020 waren es nur noch 1109.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eignriff
  • einggriff
  • eingirff
  • eingrfif
  • eingrif
  • eingrriff
  • einngriff
  • einrgiff
  • enigriff
  • iengriff

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Eingriff - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eignriff2einggriff1eingirff2eingrfif2eingrif1eingrriff1einngriff1einrgiff2
Edit distance from "Eingriff"

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 "Eingriff"?
"Eingriff" is spelled E-I-N-G-R-I-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nɡʁɪf].
What does "Eingriff" mean?
As a noun, "Eingriff" means: medizinische Arbeit am Körper eines Menschen oder Tieres
What words are commonly confused with "Eingriff"?
"Eingriff" is commonly confused with "ergriff", "Eingriffe", "eintrifft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Eingriff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eingriff" is [ˈaɪ̯nɡʁɪf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eingriff" come from?
"Eingriff" 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 "Eingriff", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list