einladenvseinlädtTell them apart

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.

8 ch
einladen
7 ch
einlädt

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?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːdn̩] versus [ˈaɪ̯nˌlɛːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "einladen" or "einlädt" show up more?
"einladen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,163 in our German list, against #20,564 for "einlädt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list