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

#2,142
“eindeutig” frequency rank
#9,704
“eindeutige” frequency rank
11846
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eindeutig eindeutige
Definition keine andere Möglichkeit zulassend; nur eine Deutung zulassend Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eindeutig

Where the eye mixes eindeutig and eindeutige

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
eindeutig
10 ch
eindeutige

Look-alike desk: eindeutig vs eindeutige

A purely visual mix-up. eindeutig ([ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪç]) and eindeutige ([ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪɡə]) 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) - “eindeutig” sits inside “eindeutige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eindeutig is recorded at frequency rank #2,142, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪç]. eindeutige is at rank #9,704, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪɡə].

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 11846, this pair ranks #1,967,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of eindeutig vs eindeutige

Shared letters: degintu. Private to "eindeutig": -. Private to "eindeutige": -.

"eindeutig" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC  ·  "eindeutige" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eindeutigeidneutig · einddeutig · eindetuig · eindeuitg · eindeutgi · eindeutigg · eindeuttig · einduetig
  • eindeutigeeidneutige · einddeutige · eindetuige · eindeuitge · eindeutgie · eindeutieg · eindeutigge · eindeuttige

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "eindeutig" and "eindeutige" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪç] versus [ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪɡə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "eindeutig" or "eindeutige"?
"eindeutig" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,142 in our German list, against #9,704 for "eindeutige". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "eindeutig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eindeutige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,967,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eindeutig" and "eindeutige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eindeutige vs eindeutiges". 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 #1,967,587 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list