Which to use
“einladen” and “einreden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,163
- “einladen” frequency rank
- #19,551
- “einreden” frequency rank
- 26714
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einladen | einreden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden freundlich auffordern, bitten zu kommen, Gast zu sein oder mitzugehen, um gemeinsam etwas zu tun | jemanden (durch viel Reden) von etwas überzeugen, was (eher) nicht der Wahrheit entspricht |
Where the eye mixes einladen and einreden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. einladen and einreden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses einladen with einreden
A purely visual mix-up. einladen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːdn̩]) and einreden ([ˈaɪ̯nˌʁeːdn̩]) 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 26714, 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]. einreden is at rank #19,551, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌʁeːdn̩].
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 26714, this pair ranks #1,813,637 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einladen vs einreden
Shared letters: dein. Private to "einladen": al. Private to "einreden": r.
"einladen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "einreden" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "einladen" and "einreden" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "einladen" vs "einreden" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "einladen" and "einreden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einladen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einreden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,813,637 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einladen" and "einreden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einreden vs einreihen". 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 #1,813,637 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.