Which to use
“einladen” and “einlädt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,163
- “einladen” frequency rank
- #20,564
- “einlädt” frequency rank
- 27727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einladen | einlädt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden freundlich auffordern, bitten zu kommen, Gast zu sein oder mitzugehen, um gemeinsam etwas zu tun | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einladen |
Where the eye mixes einladen and einlädt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. einladen runs 8 letters (VVCCVCVC) against einlädt's 7 (VVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between einladen and einlädt
A purely visual mix-up. einladen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːdn̩]) and einlädt ([ˈaɪ̯nˌlɛːt]) 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 27727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einladen is recorded at frequency rank #7,163, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːdn̩]. einlädt is at rank #20,564, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌlɛːt].
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 27727, this pair ranks #1,796,879 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einladen vs einlädt
Shared letters: deiln. Private to "einladen": a. Private to "einlädt": tä.
"einladen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "einlädt" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- einladen ← eilnaden · einalden · einladden · einladenn · einladne · einlaedn · einldaen · einlladen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "einladen" and "einlädt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "einladen" or "einlädt" 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 "einladen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einlädt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,796,879 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einladen" and "einlädt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einlädt vs einlud". 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 #1,796,879 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.