Which to use
“einfache” and “einfachen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,240
- “einfache” frequency rank
- #2,887
- “einfachen” frequency rank
- 5127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einfache | einfachen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einfach | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einfach |
Where the eye mixes einfache and einfachen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses einfache with einfachen
A purely visual mix-up. einfache ([ˈaɪ̯nfaxə]) and einfachen ([ˈaɪ̯nfaxn̩]) 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 “einfachen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5127, 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]. einfachen is at rank #2,887, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nfaxn̩].
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 5127, this pair ranks #1,995,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einfache vs einfachen
Shared letters: acefhin. Private to "einfache": -. Private to "einfachen": -.
"einfache" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV · "einfachen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "einfache" and "einfachen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "einfache" vs "einfachen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "einfache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einfachen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,995,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einfache" and "einfachen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einfachem vs einfachen". 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 #1,995,708 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.