Which to use
“eingesehen” and “einsehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,969
- “eingesehen” frequency rank
- #9,177
- “einsehen” frequency rank
- 26146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingesehen | einsehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einsehen | in etwas hineinsehen, einen Einblick haben |
Where the eye mixes eingesehen and einsehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. eingesehen runs 10 letters (VVCCVCVCVC) against einsehen's 8 (VVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses eingesehen with einsehen
A purely visual mix-up. eingesehen ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌzeːən]) and einsehen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌzeːən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eingesehen is recorded at frequency rank #16,969, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌzeːən]. einsehen is at rank #9,177, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌzeːən].
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 26146, this pair ranks #1,822,474 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingesehen vs einsehen
Shared letters: ehins. Private to "eingesehen": g. Private to "einsehen": -.
"eingesehen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC · "einsehen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingesehen ← eignesehen · einegsehen · eingeeshen · eingeseehn · eingesehenn · eingesehhen · eingesehne · eingesheen
- einsehen ← eineshen · einnsehen · einseehn · einsehenn · einsehhen · einsehne · einsheen · einssehen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eingesehen" for "einsehen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "eingesehen" or "einsehen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "eingesehen" and "einsehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eingesehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einsehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,822,474 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingesehen" and "einsehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einreihen vs einsehen". 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 #1,822,474 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.