Which to use
“ehemalige” and “ehemaligen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,023
- “ehemalige” frequency rank
- #1,589
- “ehemaligen” frequency rank
- 3612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ehemalige | ehemaligen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehemalig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ehemalig |
Where the eye mixes ehemalige and ehemaligen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ehemalige vs ehemaligen
A purely visual mix-up. ehemalige ([ˈeːəˌmaːlɪɡə]) and ehemaligen ([ˈeːəˌmaːlɪɡn̩]) 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) - “ehemalige” sits inside “ehemaligen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ehemalige is recorded at frequency rank #2,023, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːəˌmaːlɪɡə]. ehemaligen is at rank #1,589, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːəˌmaːlɪɡn̩].
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 3612, this pair ranks #1,999,798 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ehemalige vs ehemaligen
Shared letters: aeghilm. Private to "ehemalige": -. Private to "ehemaligen": n.
"ehemalige" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "ehemaligen" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ehemalige ← eehmalige · eheamlige · ehemailge · ehemalgie · ehemalieg · ehemaligge · ehemallige · ehemlaige
- ehemaligen ← eehmaligen · eheamligen · ehemailgen · ehemalgien · ehemaliegn · ehemaligenn · ehemaliggen · ehemaligne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ehemalige" and "ehemaligen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ehemalige" or "ehemaligen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ehemalige" and "ehemaligen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ehemalige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ehemaligen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,999,798 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ehemalige" and "ehemaligen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ehemalige vs ehemaliges". 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 #1,999,798 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.