Which to use
“eigene” is an adjective and “Eigner” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #540
- “eigene” frequency rank
- #25,971
- “Eigner” frequency rank
- 26511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eigene | Eigner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs eigen | Person, die Eigentümer von etwas ist |
Where the eye mixes eigene and Eigner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between eigene and Eigner
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eigene is [ˈaɪ̯ɡənə] while Eigner is [ˈaɪ̯ɡnɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eigene is recorded at frequency rank #540, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯ɡənə]. Eigner is at rank #25,971, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯ɡnɐ].
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 26511, this pair ranks #1,816,914 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eigene vs Eigner
Shared letters: egin. Private to "eigene": -. Private to "Eigner": r.
"eigene" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCV · "Eigner" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eigene" for "Eigner" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "eigene" or "Eigner" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "eigene" and "Eigner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eigene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Eigner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,816,914 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eigene" and "Eigner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Eigner vs eignete". 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 #1,816,914 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.