Which to use
“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.
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
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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.