Which to use
“Einreisen” is a noun and “einteilen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,230
- “Einreisen” frequency rank
- #25,523
- “einteilen” frequency rank
- 46753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Einreisen | einteilen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Einreise | etwas in mehrere Teile unterteilen |
Where the eye mixes Einreisen and einteilen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Einreisen vs einteilen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Einreisen is [ˈaɪ̯nˌʁaɪ̯zn̩] while einteilen is [ˈaɪ̯nˌtaɪ̯lən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Einreisen is recorded at frequency rank #21,230, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌʁaɪ̯zn̩]. einteilen is at rank #25,523, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌtaɪ̯lən].
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 46753, this pair ranks #1,308,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Einreisen vs einteilen
Shared letters: ein. Private to "Einreisen": rs. Private to "einteilen": lt.
"Einreisen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC · "einteilen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Einreisen" for "einteilen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Einreisen" or "einteilen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Einreisen" and "einteilen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Einreisen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einteilen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,308,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Einreisen" and "einteilen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einreihen vs einteilen". 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 #1,308,215 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.