Which to use
“einfache” and “einfachem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,240
- “einfache” frequency rank
- #38,064
- “einfachem” frequency rank
- 40304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einfache | einfachem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einfach | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs einfach |
Where the eye mixes einfache and einfachem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between einfache and einfachem
A purely visual mix-up. einfache ([ˈaɪ̯nfaxə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “einfache” sits inside “einfachem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einfache is recorded at frequency rank #2,240, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nfaxə]. 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 40304, this pair ranks #1,512,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of einfache vs einfachem
Shared letters: acefhin. Private to "einfache": -. Private to "einfachem": m.
"einfache" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV · "einfachem" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "einfache" and "einfachem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "einfache" or "einfachem"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "einfache" and "einfachem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einfache" 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 #1,512,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einfache" 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 #1,512,329 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.