Which to use
“eine” and “eines” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19
- “eine” frequency rank
- #118
- “eines” frequency rank
- 137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eine | eines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | [1] Nominativ Singular Femininum des unbestimmten Artikels ein | [1] unbestimmter Artikel des Maskulinums im Genitiv |
Where the eye mixes eine and eines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. eine ([ˈaɪ̯nə]) and eines ([ˈaɪ̯nəs]) 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 “eines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eine is recorded at frequency rank #19, classified as adet, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nə]. eines is at rank #118, tagged as adet, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nəs].
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 137, this pair ranks #2,006,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eine vs eines
Shared letters: ein. Private to "eine": -. Private to "eines": s.
"eine" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "eines" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC