eingestelltvseingeteiltTell them apart

Which to use

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

#2,104
“eingestellt” frequency rank
#13,584
“eingeteilt” frequency rank
15688
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eingestellt eingeteilt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einstellen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einteilen

Where the eye mixes eingestellt and eingeteilt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. eingestellt runs 11 letters (VVCCVCCVCCC) against eingeteilt's 10 (VVCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
eingestellt
10 ch
eingeteilt

Visual trap between eingestellt and eingeteilt

A purely visual mix-up. eingestellt ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʃtɛlt]) and eingeteilt ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtaɪ̯lt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15688, 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]. eingeteilt is at rank #13,584, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtaɪ̯lt].

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 15688, this pair ranks #1,941,936 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of eingestellt vs eingeteilt

Shared letters: egilnt. Private to "eingestellt": s. Private to "eingeteilt": -.

"eingestellt" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCC  ·  "eingeteilt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eingestellt ← eignestellt · einegstellt · eingesetllt · eingesstellt · eingestelltt · eingestelt · eingesteltl · eingestlelt
  • eingeteilt ← eigneteilt · einegteilt · eingeetilt · eingeteillt · eingeteiltt · eingeteitl · eingetelit · eingetielt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "eingestellt" for "eingeteilt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʃtɛlt] versus [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtaɪ̯lt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "eingestellt" vs "eingeteilt" - which ranks higher?
"eingestellt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,104 in our German list, against #13,584 for "eingeteilt". 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 "eingestellt" and "eingeteilt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "eingestellt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eingeteilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,941,936 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eingestellt" and "eingeteilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingesteckt vs eingestellt". 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 #1,941,936 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