eingeteiltvseingeweihtTell them apart

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

#13,584
“eingeteilt” frequency rank
#10,260
“eingeweiht” frequency rank
23844
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eingeteilt eingeweiht
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einteilen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs einweihen

Where the eye mixes eingeteilt and eingeweiht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
eingeteilt
10 ch
eingeweiht

Look-alike desk: eingeteilt vs eingeweiht

A purely visual mix-up. eingeteilt ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtaɪ̯lt]) and eingeweiht ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌvaɪ̯t]) 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 23844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eingeteilt is recorded at frequency rank #13,584, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtaɪ̯lt]. eingeweiht is at rank #10,260, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌvaɪ̯t].

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 23844, this pair ranks #1,855,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of eingeteilt vs eingeweiht

Shared letters: egint. Private to "eingeteilt": l. Private to "eingeweiht": hw.

"eingeteilt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCC  ·  "eingeweiht" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eingeteilteigneteilt · einegteilt · eingeetilt · eingeteillt · eingeteiltt · eingeteitl · eingetelit · eingetielt
  • eingeweihteigneweiht · einegweiht · eingeewiht · eingewehit · eingeweihht · eingeweihtt · eingeweith · eingewieht

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "eingeteilt" and "eingeweiht" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌtaɪ̯lt] versus [ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌvaɪ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "eingeteilt" or "eingeweiht"?
"eingeweiht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,260 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

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "eingeteilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eingeweiht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,855,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eingeteilt" and "eingeweiht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eingeweiht vs eingeweihte". 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 #1,855,882 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