Which to use
“Einladung” and “Einladungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,307
- “Einladung” frequency rank
- #18,215
- “Einladungen” frequency rank
- 21522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Einladung | Einladungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Angebot (schriftlich oder mündlich) etwas zu essen/trinken oder zu jemandem zu kommen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Einladung |
Where the eye mixes Einladung and Einladungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Einladung runs 9 letters (VVCCVCVCC) against Einladungen's 11 (VVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Einladung with Einladungen
A purely visual mix-up. Einladung ([ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːdʊŋ]) and Einladungen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːdʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Einladung” sits inside “Einladungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Einladung is recorded at frequency rank #3,307, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːdʊŋ]. Einladungen is at rank #18,215, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːdʊŋən].
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 21522, this pair ranks #1,885,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Einladung vs Einladungen
Shared letters: adegilnu. Private to "Einladung": -. Private to "Einladungen": -.
"Einladung" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC · "Einladungen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Einladung ← eilnadung · einaldung · einladdung · einladnug · einladugn · einladungg · einladunng · einlaudng
- Einladungen ← eilnadungen · einaldungen · einladdungen · einladnugen · einladugnen · einladunegn · einladungenn · einladunggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Einladung" for "Einladungen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Einladung" or "Einladungen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Einladung" and "Einladungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Einladung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Einladungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,885,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Einladung" and "Einladungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Einladung vs Entladung". 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 #1,885,302 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.