Which to use
“Eingaben” is a noun and “einladen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,617
- “Eingaben” frequency rank
- #7,163
- “einladen” frequency rank
- 35780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Eingaben | einladen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Eingabe | jemanden freundlich auffordern, bitten zu kommen, Gast zu sein oder mitzugehen, um gemeinsam etwas zu tun |
Where the eye mixes Eingaben and einladen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Eingaben with einladen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Eingaben is [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡaːbən] while einladen is [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːdn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Eingaben is recorded at frequency rank #28,617, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡaːbən]. einladen is at rank #7,163, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːdn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 35780, this pair ranks #1,631,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Eingaben vs einladen
Shared letters: aein. Private to "Eingaben": bg. Private to "einladen": dl.
"Eingaben" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "einladen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Eingaben" and "einladen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Eingaben" or "einladen" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Eingaben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einladen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,631,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Eingaben" and "einladen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Eingaben vs Eingängen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,631,720 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.