Which to use
“eingestellt” is a verb and “eingestellten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,104
- “eingestellt” frequency rank
- #21,949
- “eingestellten” frequency rank
- 24053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eingestellt | eingestellten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einstellen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eingestellt |
Where the eye mixes eingestellt and eingestellten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. eingestellt runs 11 letters (VVCCVCCVCCC) against eingestellten's 13 (VVCCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses eingestellt with eingestellten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eingestellt is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʃtɛlt] while eingestellten is [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʃtɛltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “eingestellt” sits inside “eingestellten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24053, 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]. eingestellten is at rank #21,949, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʃtɛltn̩].
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 24053, this pair ranks #1,852,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eingestellt vs eingestellten
Shared letters: egilnst. Private to "eingestellt": -. Private to "eingestellten": -.
"eingestellt" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCC · "eingestellten" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eingestellt ← eignestellt · einegstellt · eingesetllt · eingesstellt · eingestelltt · eingestelt · eingesteltl · eingestlelt
- eingestellten ← eignestellten · einegstellten · eingesetllten · eingesstellten · eingestelletn · eingestelltenn · eingestelltne · eingestelltten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eingestellt" for "eingestellten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "eingestellt" or "eingestellten"?
After this comparison
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 "eingestellten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,852,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eingestellt" and "eingestellten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingestellte vs eingestellten". 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 #1,852,980 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.