Which to use
“einlassen” and “erlassen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,486
- “einlassen” frequency rank
- #7,909
- “erlassen” frequency rank
- 20395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einlassen | erlassen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden hereinlassen | eine staatliche Anordnung treffen und verkünden |
Where the eye mixes einlassen and erlassen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. einlassen runs 9 letters (VVCCVCCVC) against erlassen's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses einlassen with erlassen
A purely visual mix-up. einlassen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌlasn̩]) and erlassen ([ɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einlassen is recorded at frequency rank #12,486, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌlasn̩]. erlassen is at rank #7,909, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩].
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 20395, this pair ranks #1,898,142 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einlassen vs erlassen
Shared letters: aelns. Private to "einlassen": i. Private to "erlassen": r.
"einlassen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "erlassen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "einlassen" for "erlassen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "einlassen" vs "erlassen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "einlassen" and "erlassen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einlassen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erlassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,898,142 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einlassen" and "erlassen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erlassen vs erlassenen". 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 #1,898,142 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.