Which to use
“einzusehen” and “einzuziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,110
- “einzusehen” frequency rank
- #24,315
- “einzuziehen” frequency rank
- 49425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einzusehen | einzuziehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs einsehen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs einziehen |
Where the eye mixes einzusehen and einzuziehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. einzusehen runs 10 letters (VVCCVCVCVC) against einzuziehen's 11 (VVCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses einzusehen with einzuziehen
A purely visual mix-up. einzusehen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌzeːən]) and einzuziehen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌt͡siːən]) 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 49425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einzusehen is recorded at frequency rank #25,110, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌzeːən]. einzuziehen is at rank #24,315, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡suˌt͡siːən].
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 49425, this pair ranks #1,212,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of einzusehen vs einzuziehen
Shared letters: ehinuz. Private to "einzusehen": s. Private to "einzuziehen": -.
"einzusehen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC · "einzuziehen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- einzusehen ← einnzusehen · einuzsehen · einzsuehen · einzueshen · einzuseehn · einzusehenn · einzusehhen · einzusehne
- einzuziehen ← einnzuziehen · einuzziehen · einzuizehen · einzuzeihen · einzuzieehn · einzuziehenn · einzuziehhen · einzuziehne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "einzusehen" and "einzuziehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "einzusehen" or "einzuziehen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "einzusehen" and "einzuziehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einzusehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einzuziehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,212,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einzusehen" and "einzuziehen" 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 #1,212,011 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.