Which to use
“einfach” and “einfache” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #110
- “einfach” frequency rank
- #2,240
- “einfache” frequency rank
- 2350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einfach | einfache |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht schwierig | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einfach |
Where the eye mixes einfach and einfache
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: einfach vs einfache
A purely visual mix-up. einfach ([ˈaɪ̯nfax]) and einfache ([ˈaɪ̯nfaxə]) 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) - “einfach” sits inside “einfache”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einfach is recorded at frequency rank #110, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nfax]. einfache is at rank #2,240, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nfaxə].
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 2350, this pair ranks #2,002,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einfach vs einfache
Shared letters: acefhin. Private to "einfach": -. Private to "einfache": -.
"einfach" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC · "einfache" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "einfach" and "einfache" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "einfach" or "einfache" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "einfach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einfache" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,002,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einfach" and "einfache" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einfache vs einfachem". 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 #2,002,561 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.