Which to use
“einfach” and “einfachem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #110
- “einfach” frequency rank
- #38,064
- “einfachem” frequency rank
- 38174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einfach | einfachem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht schwierig | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs einfach |
Where the eye mixes einfach and einfachem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses einfach with einfachem
A purely visual mix-up. einfach ([ˈaɪ̯nfax]) and einfachem ([ˈaɪ̯nfaxm̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “einfach” sits inside “einfachem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einfach is recorded at frequency rank #110, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nfax]. einfachem is at rank #38,064, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nfaxm̩].
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 38174, this pair ranks #1,570,940 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einfach vs einfachem
Shared letters: acefhin. Private to "einfach": -. Private to "einfachem": m.
"einfach" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC · "einfachem" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "einfach" for "einfachem" ever safe?
Which is more common, "einfach" or "einfachem"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "einfach" and "einfachem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einfach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einfachem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,570,940 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einfach" and "einfachem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einfachem vs einfachere". 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 #1,570,940 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.