Which to use
“einfache” and “einfacher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,240
- “einfache” frequency rank
- #2,334
- “einfacher” frequency rank
- 4574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einfache | einfacher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einfach | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs einfach |
Where the eye mixes einfache and einfacher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: einfache vs einfacher
A purely visual mix-up. einfache ([ˈaɪ̯nfaxə]) and einfacher ([ˈaɪ̯nfaxɐ]) 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 “einfacher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4574, 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]. einfacher is at rank #2,334, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nfaxɐ].
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 4574, this pair ranks #1,997,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einfache vs einfacher
Shared letters: acefhin. Private to "einfache": -. Private to "einfacher": r.
"einfache" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV · "einfacher" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "einfache" and "einfacher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "einfache" vs "einfacher" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "einfache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einfacher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,997,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einfache" and "einfacher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einfachem vs einfacher". 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 #1,997,336 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.