Which to use
“eindeutige” and “eindeutigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,704
- “eindeutige” frequency rank
- #15,867
- “eindeutigen” frequency rank
- 25571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eindeutige | eindeutigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eindeutig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eindeutig |
Where the eye mixes eindeutige and eindeutigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between eindeutige and eindeutigen
A purely visual mix-up. eindeutige ([ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪɡə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “eindeutige” sits inside “eindeutigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eindeutige is recorded at frequency rank #9,704, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪɡə]. 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 25571, this pair ranks #1,831,248 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eindeutige vs eindeutigen
Shared letters: degintu. Private to "eindeutige": -. Private to "eindeutigen": -.
"eindeutige" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVVCVCV · "eindeutigen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eindeutige ← eidneutige · einddeutige · eindetuige · eindeuitge · eindeutgie · eindeutieg · eindeutigge · eindeuttige
- eindeutigen ← eidneutigen · einddeutigen · eindetuigen · eindeuitgen · eindeutgien · eindeutiegn · eindeutigenn · eindeutiggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eindeutige" and "eindeutigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "eindeutige" or "eindeutigen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "eindeutige" 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 #1,831,248 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eindeutige" 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 #1,831,248 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.