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.
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?
Frequency check: "eingestellt" vs "eingeteilt" - which ranks higher?
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.