eingeladenvseinzuladenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,441
“eingeladen” frequency rank
#18,866
“einzuladen” frequency rank
21307
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eingeladen einzuladen
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einladen erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs einladen

Where the eye mixes eingeladen and einzuladen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. eingeladen and einzuladen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
eingeladen
10 ch
einzuladen

Visual trap between eingeladen and einzuladen

A purely visual mix-up. eingeladen ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌlaːdn̩]) and einzuladen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌlaːdn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21307, 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]. einzuladen is at rank #18,866, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌlaːdn̩].

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 21307, this pair ranks #1,887,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of eingeladen vs einzuladen

Shared letters: adeiln. Private to "eingeladen": g. Private to "einzuladen": uz.

"eingeladen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC  ·  "einzuladen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eingeladen ← eigneladen · einegladen · eingealden · eingeladden · eingeladenn · eingeladne · eingelaedn · eingeldaen
  • einzuladen ← einnzuladen · einuzladen · einzluaden · einzualden · einzuladden · einzuladenn · einzuladne · einzulaedn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "eingeladen" and "einzuladen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌlaːdn̩] versus [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌlaːdn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "eingeladen" or "einzuladen" show up more?
"eingeladen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,441 in our German list, against #18,866 for "einzuladen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "eingeladen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "einzuladen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,887,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eingeladen" and "einzuladen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einzuladen vs einzureden". 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 #1,887,803 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