Which to use
“alleine” and “alleinige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #946
- “alleine” frequency rank
- #14,231
- “alleinige” frequency rank
- 15177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alleine | alleinige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht dekliniert, allein; für sich, ohne weitere Person | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs alleinig |
Where the eye mixes alleine and alleinige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alleine runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against alleinige's 9 (VCCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alleine with alleinige
A purely visual mix-up. alleine ([aˈlaɪ̯nə]) and alleinige ([aˈlaɪ̯nɪɡə]) 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 15177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alleine is recorded at frequency rank #946, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈlaɪ̯nə]. alleinige is at rank #14,231, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈlaɪ̯nɪɡə].
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 15177, this pair ranks #1,945,820 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of alleine vs alleinige
Shared letters: aeiln. Private to "alleine": -. Private to "alleinige": g.
"alleine" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "alleinige" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alleine" and "alleinige" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alleine" vs "alleinige" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "alleine" and "alleinige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alleine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alleinige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,945,820 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alleine" and "alleinige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Alleen vs alleine". 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 #1,945,820 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.