eingeladenvseingelassenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“eingeladen” and “eingelassen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,441
“eingeladen” frequency rank
#13,801
“eingelassen” frequency rank
16242
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eingeladen eingelassen
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einladen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einlassen

Where the eye mixes eingeladen and eingelassen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. eingeladen runs 10 letters (VVCCVCVCVC) against eingelassen's 11 (VVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
eingeladen
11 ch
eingelassen

Look-alike desk: eingeladen vs eingelassen

A purely visual mix-up. eingeladen ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌlaːdn̩]) and eingelassen ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌlasn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16242, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eingeladen is recorded at frequency rank #2,441, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌlaːdn̩]. eingelassen is at rank #13,801, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌlasn̩].

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 16242, this pair ranks #1,937,439 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of eingeladen vs eingelassen

Shared letters: aegiln. Private to "eingeladen": d. Private to "eingelassen": s.

"eingeladen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC  ·  "eingelassen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eingeladen ← eigneladen · einegladen · eingealden · eingeladden · eingeladenn · eingeladne · eingelaedn · eingeldaen
  • eingelassen ← eignelassen · eineglassen · eingealssen · eingelasen · eingelasesn · eingelassenn · eingelassne · eingelaßen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "eingeladen" for "eingelassen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌlaːdn̩] versus [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌlasn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "eingeladen" or "eingelassen"?
"eingeladen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,441 in our German list, against #13,801 for "eingelassen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "eingeladen" and "eingelassen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "eingeladen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eingelassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,937,439 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eingeladen" and "eingelassen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingelassen vs einzulassen". 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 #1,937,439 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list