einlädtvsEinlassWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#20,564
“einlädt” frequency rank
#18,216
“Einlass” frequency rank
38780
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einlädt Einlass
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einladen Zugang zu einem Ort oder einer Veranstaltung

Where the eye mixes einlädt and Einlass

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. einlädt and Einlass follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
einlädt
7 ch
Einlass

Visual trap between einlädt and Einlass

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: einlädt is [ˈaɪ̯nˌlɛːt] while Einlass is [ˈaɪ̯nlas]. 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 38780, 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]. Einlass is at rank #18,216, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nlas].

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 38780, this pair ranks #1,554,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of einlädt vs Einlass

Shared letters: eiln. Private to "einlädt": dtä. Private to "Einlass": as.

"einlädt" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC  ·  "Einlass" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Einlass ← eilnass · einalss · einlas · einlaß · einllass · einlsas · einnlass · enilass

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "einlädt" for "Einlass" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "einlädt" is a verb and "Einlass" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "einlädt" vs "Einlass" - which ranks higher?
"Einlass" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,216 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.

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 "Einlass" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,554,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einlädt" and "Einlass" 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 #1,554,804 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