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Which to use

“einfachem” and “einfaches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,064
“einfachem” frequency rank
#7,750
“einfaches” frequency rank
45814
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einfachem einfaches
Definition Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs einfach Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs einfach

Where the eye mixes einfachem and einfaches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
einfachem
9 ch
einfaches

Why the eye confuses einfachem with einfaches

A purely visual mix-up. einfachem ([ˈaɪ̯nfaxm̩]) and einfaches ([ˈaɪ̯nfaxəs]) 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 a single letter - m in “einfachem” becomes s in “einfaches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einfachem is recorded at frequency rank #38,064, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nfaxm̩]. einfaches is at rank #7,750, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nfaxəs].

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 45814, this pair ranks #1,340,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of einfachem vs einfaches

Shared letters: acefhin. Private to "einfachem": m. Private to "einfaches": s.

"einfachem" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC  ·  "einfaches" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einfachemeifnachem · einafchem · einfacchem · einfacehm · einfachemm · einfachhem · einfachme · einfahcem
  • einfacheseifnaches · einafches · einfacches · einfacehs · einfachess · einfachhes · einfachse · einfahces

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "einfachem" for "einfaches" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nfaxm̩] versus [ˈaɪ̯nfaxəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "einfachem" or "einfaches"?
"einfaches" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,750 in our German list, against #38,064 for "einfachem". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "einfachem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "einfaches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,340,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einfachem" and "einfaches" 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 #1,340,367 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list