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

#16,969
“eingesehen” frequency rank
#25,110
“einzusehen” frequency rank
42079
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eingesehen einzusehen
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einsehen erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs einsehen

Where the eye mixes eingesehen and einzusehen

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

10 ch
eingesehen
10 ch
einzusehen

Look-alike desk: eingesehen vs einzusehen

A purely visual mix-up. eingesehen ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌzeːən]) and einzusehen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌzeːən]) 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 42079, 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]. einzusehen is at rank #25,110, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌzeːən].

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 42079, this pair ranks #1,460,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of eingesehen vs einzusehen

Shared letters: ehins. Private to "eingesehen": g. Private to "einzusehen": uz.

"eingesehen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC  ·  "einzusehen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eingesehen ← eignesehen · einegsehen · eingeeshen · eingeseehn · eingesehenn · eingesehhen · eingesehne · eingesheen
  • einzusehen ← einnzusehen · einuzsehen · einzsuehen · einzueshen · einzuseehn · einzusehenn · einzusehhen · einzusehne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "eingesehen" for "einzusehen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌzeːən] versus [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌzeːən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "eingesehen" or "einzusehen"?
"eingesehen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,969 in our German list, against #25,110 for "einzusehen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "eingesehen" and "einzusehen" 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 "einzusehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,460,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eingesehen" and "einzusehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einzureden vs einzusehen". 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 #1,460,178 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