eingelassenvseinzulassenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#13,801
“eingelassen” frequency rank
#22,318
“einzulassen” frequency rank
36119
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eingelassen einzulassen
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einlassen erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs einlassen

Where the eye mixes eingelassen and einzulassen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. eingelassen and einzulassen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
eingelassen
11 ch
einzulassen

Look-alike desk: eingelassen vs einzulassen

A purely visual mix-up. eingelassen ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌlasn̩]) and einzulassen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌlasn̩]) 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 36119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eingelassen is recorded at frequency rank #13,801, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌlasn̩]. einzulassen is at rank #22,318, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌlasn̩].

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 36119, this pair ranks #1,623,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of eingelassen vs einzulassen

Shared letters: aeilns. Private to "eingelassen": g. Private to "einzulassen": uz.

"eingelassen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC  ·  "einzulassen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eingelassen ← eignelassen · eineglassen · eingealssen · eingelasen · eingelasesn · eingelassenn · eingelassne · eingelaßen
  • einzulassen ← einnzulassen · einuzlassen · einzluassen · einzualssen · einzulasen · einzulasesn · einzulassenn · einzulassne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "eingelassen" and "einzulassen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌlasn̩] versus [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌlasn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "eingelassen" or "einzulassen"?
"eingelassen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,801 in our German list, against #22,318 for "einzulassen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "eingelassen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "einzulassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,623,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eingelassen" and "einzulassen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einzuladen 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 #1,623,468 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