Which to use
“eindeutig” and “eindeutigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,142
- “eindeutig” frequency rank
- #15,867
- “eindeutigen” frequency rank
- 18009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eindeutig | eindeutigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | keine andere Möglichkeit zulassend; nur eine Deutung zulassend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eindeutig |
Where the eye mixes eindeutig and eindeutigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses eindeutig with eindeutigen
A purely visual mix-up. eindeutig ([ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪç]) and eindeutigen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪɡn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “eindeutig” sits inside “eindeutigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18009, 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]. eindeutigen is at rank #15,867, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪɡn̩].
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 18009, this pair ranks #1,922,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eindeutig vs eindeutigen
Shared letters: degintu. Private to "eindeutig": -. Private to "eindeutigen": -.
"eindeutig" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC · "eindeutigen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eindeutig ← eidneutig · einddeutig · eindetuig · eindeuitg · eindeutgi · eindeutigg · eindeuttig · einduetig
- eindeutigen ← eidneutigen · einddeutigen · eindetuigen · eindeuitgen · eindeutgien · eindeutiegn · eindeutigenn · eindeutiggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eindeutig" and "eindeutigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "eindeutig" or "eindeutigen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "eindeutig" and "eindeutigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eindeutig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eindeutigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,922,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eindeutig" and "eindeutigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eindeutigen 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 #1,922,242 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.