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

#24,684
“eindeutiger” frequency rank
#35,726
“eindeutiges” frequency rank
60410
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eindeutiger eindeutiges
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eindeutig Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eindeutig

Where the eye mixes eindeutiger and eindeutiges

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

11 ch
eindeutiger
11 ch
eindeutiges

Why the eye confuses eindeutiger with eindeutiges

A purely visual mix-up. eindeutiger ([ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪɡɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “eindeutiger” becomes s in “eindeutiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eindeutiger is recorded at frequency rank #24,684, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪɡɐ]. 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 60410, this pair ranks #788,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of eindeutiger vs eindeutiges

Shared letters: degintu. Private to "eindeutiger": r. Private to "eindeutiges": s.

"eindeutiger" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVVCVCVC  ·  "eindeutiges" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eindeutigereidneutiger · einddeutiger · eindetuiger · eindeuitger · eindeutgier · eindeutiegr · eindeutigerr · eindeutigger
  • eindeutigeseidneutiges · einddeutiges · eindetuiges · eindeuitges · eindeutgies · eindeutiegs · eindeutigess · eindeutigges

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "eindeutiger" for "eindeutiges" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪɡɐ] versus [ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "eindeutiger" vs "eindeutiges" - which ranks higher?
"eindeutiger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,684 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

Eye-level mix-up between "eindeutiger" and "eindeutiges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "eindeutiger" 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 #788,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eindeutiger" and "eindeutiges" 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 #788,082 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