Which to use
“Einlagen” is a noun and “einlassen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,608
- “Einlagen” frequency rank
- #12,486
- “einlassen” frequency rank
- 28094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Einlagen | einlassen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Einlage | jemanden hereinlassen |
Where the eye mixes Einlagen and einlassen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Einlagen runs 8 letters (VVCCVCVC) against einlassen's 9 (VVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Einlagen and einlassen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Einlagen is [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːɡn̩] while einlassen is [ˈaɪ̯nˌlasn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Einlagen is recorded at frequency rank #15,608, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːɡn̩]. einlassen is at rank #12,486, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌlasn̩].
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 28094, this pair ranks #1,790,671 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Einlagen vs einlassen
Shared letters: aeiln. Private to "Einlagen": g. Private to "einlassen": s.
"Einlagen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "einlassen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Einlagen" and "einlassen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Einlagen" or "einlassen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Einlagen" and "einlassen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Einlagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einlassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,790,671 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Einlagen" and "einlassen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Eingängen vs Einlagen". 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 #1,790,671 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.