Which to use
“eingestellt” is a verb and “eingestellte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,104
- “eingestellt” frequency rank
- #31,015
- “eingestellte” frequency rank
- 33119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingestellt | eingestellte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einstellen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eingestellt |
Where the eye mixes eingestellt and eingestellte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. eingestellt runs 11 letters (VVCCVCCVCCC) against eingestellte's 12 (VVCCVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between eingestellt and eingestellte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eingestellt is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʃtɛlt] while eingestellte is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʃtɛltə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “eingestellt” sits inside “eingestellte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eingestellt is recorded at frequency rank #2,104, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʃtɛlt]. eingestellte is at rank #31,015, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʃtɛltə].
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 33119, this pair ranks #1,692,896 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingestellt vs eingestellte
Shared letters: egilnst. Private to "eingestellt": -. Private to "eingestellte": -.
"eingestellt" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCC · "eingestellte" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingestellt ← eignestellt · einegstellt · eingesetllt · eingesstellt · eingestelltt · eingestelt · eingesteltl · eingestlelt
- eingestellte ← eignestellte · einegstellte · eingesetllte · eingesstellte · eingestellet · eingestelltte · eingestelte · eingesteltle
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eingestellt" for "eingestellte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "eingestellt" or "eingestellte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "eingestellt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eingestellte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,692,896 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingestellt" and "eingestellte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingestellte vs einstellte". 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 #1,692,896 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.