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“eindeutig” and “eindeutiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,142
- “eindeutig” frequency rank
- #24,684
- “eindeutiger” frequency rank
- 26826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eindeutig | eindeutiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | keine andere Möglichkeit zulassend; nur eine Deutung zulassend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eindeutig |
Where the eye mixes eindeutig and eindeutiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: eindeutig vs eindeutiger
A purely visual mix-up. eindeutig ([ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪç]) and eindeutiger ([ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪɡɐ]) 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 “eindeutiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26826, 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]. eindeutiger is at rank #24,684, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪɡɐ].
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 26826, this pair ranks #1,811,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eindeutig vs eindeutiger
Shared letters: degintu. Private to "eindeutig": -. Private to "eindeutiger": r.
"eindeutig" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC · "eindeutiger" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eindeutig ← eidneutig · einddeutig · eindetuig · eindeuitg · eindeutgi · eindeutigg · eindeuttig · einduetig
- eindeutiger ← eidneutiger · einddeutiger · eindetuiger · eindeuitger · eindeutgier · eindeutiegr · eindeutigerr · eindeutigger
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "eindeutig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eindeutiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,811,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eindeutig" and "eindeutiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eindeutiger vs einseitiger". 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 #1,811,772 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.