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

#9,704
“eindeutige” frequency rank
#35,726
“eindeutiges” frequency rank
45430
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eindeutige eindeutiges
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eindeutig Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eindeutig

Where the eye mixes eindeutige and eindeutiges

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

10 ch
eindeutige
11 ch
eindeutiges

Look-alike desk: eindeutige vs eindeutiges

A purely visual mix-up. eindeutige ([ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪɡə]) and eindeutiges ([ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪɡəs]) 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 “eindeutiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45430, 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]. eindeutiges is at rank #35,726, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪɡəs].

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 45430, this pair ranks #1,353,285 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of eindeutige vs eindeutiges

Shared letters: degintu. Private to "eindeutige": -. Private to "eindeutiges": s.

"eindeutige" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVVCVCV  ·  "eindeutiges" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eindeutigeeidneutige · einddeutige · eindetuige · eindeuitge · eindeutgie · eindeutieg · eindeutigge · eindeuttige
  • eindeutigeseidneutiges · einddeutiges · eindetuiges · eindeuitges · eindeutgies · eindeutiegs · eindeutigess · eindeutigges

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "eindeutige" for "eindeutiges" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪɡə] versus [ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "eindeutige" vs "eindeutiges" - which ranks higher?
"eindeutige" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,704 in our German list, against #35,726 for "eindeutiges". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "eindeutiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,353,285 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eindeutige" and "eindeutiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eindeutiger 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 #1,353,285 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