Which to use
“eine” and “einer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19
- “eine” frequency rank
- #51
- “einer” frequency rank
- 70
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eine | einer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | [1] Nominativ Singular Femininum des unbestimmten Artikels ein | [1] Genitiv Singular Femininum des unbestimmten Artikels ein |
Where the eye mixes eine and einer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between eine and einer
A purely visual mix-up. eine ([ˈaɪ̯nə]) and einer ([ˈaɪ̯nɐ]) 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) - “eine” sits inside “einer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eine is recorded at frequency rank #19, classified as adet, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nə]. einer is at rank #51, tagged as adet, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɐ].
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 70, this pair ranks #2,006,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eine vs einer
Shared letters: ein. Private to "eine": -. Private to "einer": r.
"eine" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "einer" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eine" for "einer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "eine" vs "einer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "eine" and "einer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,006,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eine" and "einer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eine vs Erle". 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 #2,006,305 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.