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“einzuladen” and “einzureden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,866
“einzuladen” frequency rank
#44,555
“einzureden” frequency rank
63421
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einzuladen einzureden
Definition erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs einladen erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs einreden

Where the eye mixes einzuladen and einzureden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
einzuladen
10 ch
einzureden

Look-alike desk: einzuladen vs einzureden

A purely visual mix-up. einzuladen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌlaːdn̩]) and einzureden ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌʁeːdn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63421, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einzuladen is recorded at frequency rank #18,866, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌlaːdn̩]. einzureden is at rank #44,555, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌʁeːdn̩].

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 63421, this pair ranks #677,423 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of einzuladen vs einzureden

Shared letters: deinuz. Private to "einzuladen": al. Private to "einzureden": r.

"einzuladen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC  ·  "einzureden" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einzuladeneinnzuladen · einuzladen · einzluaden · einzualden · einzuladden · einzuladenn · einzuladne · einzulaedn
  • einzuredeneinnzureden · einuzreden · einzrueden · einzuerden · einzurdeen · einzuredden · einzuredenn · einzuredne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "einzuladen" and "einzureden" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌlaːdn̩] versus [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌʁeːdn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "einzuladen" or "einzureden" show up more?
"einzuladen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,866 in our German list, against #44,555 for "einzureden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "einzuladen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "einzureden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #677,423 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einzuladen" and "einzureden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einzulegen vs einzureden". 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 #677,423 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list