Which to use
“eingefügt” is a verb and “eingelegt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,345
- “eingefügt” frequency rank
- #12,059
- “eingelegt” frequency rank
- 25404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingefügt | eingelegt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einfügen | in einer konservierenden Flüssigkeit haltbar gemacht |
Where the eye mixes eingefügt and eingelegt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. eingefügt and eingelegt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses eingefügt with eingelegt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eingefügt is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfyːkt] while eingelegt is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌleːkt]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eingefügt is recorded at frequency rank #13,345, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌfyːkt]. eingelegt is at rank #12,059, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌleːkt].
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 25404, this pair ranks #1,833,835 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingefügt vs eingelegt
Shared letters: egint. Private to "eingefügt": fü. Private to "eingelegt": l.
"eingefügt" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC · "eingelegt" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingelegt ← eignelegt · eineglegt · eingeelgt · eingeleggt · eingelegtt · eingeletg · eingelget · eingellegt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eingefügt" and "eingelegt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "eingefügt" vs "eingelegt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "eingefügt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eingelegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,833,835 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingefügt" and "eingelegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingeengt vs eingefügt". 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 #1,833,835 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.