Which to use
“einladen” is a verb and “einsamen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,163
- “einladen” frequency rank
- #14,789
- “einsamen” frequency rank
- 21952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einladen | einsamen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden freundlich auffordern, bitten zu kommen, Gast zu sein oder mitzugehen, um gemeinsam etwas zu tun | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einsam |
Where the eye mixes einladen and einsamen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. einladen and einsamen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between einladen and einsamen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: einladen is [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːdn̩] while einsamen is [ˈaɪ̯nzaːmən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21952, 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]. einsamen is at rank #14,789, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nzaːmən].
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 21952, this pair ranks #1,880,188 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einladen vs einsamen
Shared letters: aein. Private to "einladen": dl. Private to "einsamen": ms.
"einladen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "einsamen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "einladen" and "einsamen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "einladen" or "einsamen" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "einladen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einsamen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,880,188 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einladen" and "einsamen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eindämmen vs einsamen". 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 #1,880,188 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.