Which to use
“einsehen” and “einzusehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,177
- “einsehen” frequency rank
- #25,110
- “einzusehen” frequency rank
- 34287
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einsehen | einzusehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in etwas hineinsehen, einen Einblick haben | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs einsehen |
Where the eye mixes einsehen and einzusehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. einsehen runs 8 letters (VVCCVCVC) against einzusehen's 10 (VVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: einsehen vs einzusehen
A purely visual mix-up. einsehen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌzeːən]) and einzusehen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌzeːən]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34287, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einsehen is recorded at frequency rank #9,177, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌzeːən]. einzusehen is at rank #25,110, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌzeːən].
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 34287, this pair ranks #1,666,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einsehen vs einzusehen
Shared letters: ehins. Private to "einsehen": -. Private to "einzusehen": uz.
"einsehen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "einzusehen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- einsehen ← eineshen · einnsehen · einseehn · einsehenn · einsehhen · einsehne · einsheen · einssehen
- einzusehen ← einnzusehen · einuzsehen · einzsuehen · einzueshen · einzuseehn · einzusehenn · einzusehhen · einzusehne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "einsehen" and "einzusehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "einsehen" vs "einzusehen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "einsehen" and "einzusehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einsehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einzusehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,666,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einsehen" and "einzusehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einzureden vs einzusehen". 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 #1,666,769 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.