AlleinerziehendevsAlleinerziehendenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,730
“Alleinerziehende” frequency rank
#29,457
“Alleinerziehenden” frequency rank
44187
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Alleinerziehende Alleinerziehenden
Definition weiblicher Elternteil, der sein Kind oder seine Kinder allein großzieht Genitiv Singular der starken Flexion des Substantivs Alleinerziehender

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Alleinerziehende and Alleinerziehenden apart are highlighted. They share 16 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

16 ch
Alleinerziehende
17 ch
Alleinerziehenden

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Alleinerziehende ([aˈlaɪ̯nʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡siːəndə]) and Alleinerziehenden ([aˈlaɪ̯nʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡siːəndn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Alleinerziehende” sits inside “Alleinerziehenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Alleinerziehende is recorded at frequency rank #14,730, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈlaɪ̯nʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡siːəndə]. Alleinerziehenden is at rank #29,457, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈlaɪ̯nʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡siːəndn̩].

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 44187, this pair ranks #1,394,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Alleinerziehende vs Alleinerziehenden

Shared letters: adehilnrz. Private to "Alleinerziehende": -. Private to "Alleinerziehenden": -.

"Alleinerziehende" · 16 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCVVCVCCV  ·  "Alleinerziehenden" · 17 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Alleinerziehendealeinerziehende · alelinerziehende · alleienrziehende · alleinerizehende · alleinerrziehende · alleinerzeihende · alleinerzieehnde · alleinerziehedne
  • Alleinerziehendenaleinerziehenden · alelinerziehenden · alleienrziehenden · alleinerizehenden · alleinerrziehenden · alleinerzeihenden · alleinerzieehnden · alleinerziehednen

Frequency comparison

Alleinerziehende#14,730
Alleinerziehenden#29,457

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Alleinerziehende" and "Alleinerziehenden" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈlaɪ̯nʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡siːəndə] versus [aˈlaɪ̯nʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡siːəndn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Alleinerziehende" or "Alleinerziehenden"?
"Alleinerziehende" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,730 in our German list, against #29,457 for "Alleinerziehenden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list