Which to use
“einstellen” is a verb and “einstelligen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,723
- “einstellen” frequency rank
- #46,599
- “einstelligen” frequency rank
- 50322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einstellen | einstelligen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden als Arbeitnehmer aufnehmen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs einstellig |
Where the eye mixes einstellen and einstelligen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between einstellen and einstelligen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: einstellen is [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtɛlən] while einstelligen is [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtɛlɪɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einstellen is recorded at frequency rank #3,723, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtɛlən]. einstelligen is at rank #46,599, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtɛlɪɡn̩].
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 50322, this pair ranks #1,178,090 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of einstellen vs einstelligen
Shared letters: eilnst. Private to "einstellen": -. Private to "einstelligen": g.
"einstellen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVCCVC · "einstelligen" · 12 letters · shape VVCCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- einstellen ← einnstellen · einsetllen · einsstellen · einsteleln · einstelen · einstellenn · einstellne · einstlelen
- einstelligen ← einnstelligen · einsetlligen · einsstelligen · einsteligen · einstelilgen · einstellgien · einstelliegn · einstelligenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "einstellen" and "einstelligen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "einstellen" or "einstelligen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "einstellen" and "einstelligen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einstellen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einstelligen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,178,090 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einstellen" and "einstelligen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einstelligen vs einstweiligen". 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 #1,178,090 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.