einlädtvsEinlageWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: einlädt is a verb, Einlage is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“einlädt” is a verb and “Einlage” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,564
“einlädt” frequency rank
#24,313
“Einlage” frequency rank
44877
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einlädt Einlage
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einladen etwas, das in etwas eingebracht, eingelegt wird

Where the eye mixes einlädt and Einlage

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. einlädt (VVCCVCC) and Einlage (VVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
einlädt
7 ch
Einlage

Visual trap between einlädt and Einlage

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: einlädt is [ˈaɪ̯nˌlɛːt] while Einlage is [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einlädt is recorded at frequency rank #20,564, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌlɛːt]. Einlage is at rank #24,313, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːɡə].

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 44877, this pair ranks #1,371,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of einlädt vs Einlage

Shared letters: eiln. Private to "einlädt": dtä. Private to "Einlage": ag.

"einlädt" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC  ·  "Einlage" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Einlage ← eilnage · einalge · einlaeg · einlagge · einlgae · einllage · einnlage · enilage

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "einlädt" and "Einlage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "einlädt" is a verb and "Einlage" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "einlädt" or "Einlage" show up more?
"einlädt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,564 in our German list, against #24,313 for "Einlage". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "einlädt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Einlage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,371,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einlädt" and "Einlage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Einlage vs Einlauf". 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 #1,371,768 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