Which to use
“einfacher” and “einfaches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,334
- “einfacher” frequency rank
- #7,750
- “einfaches” frequency rank
- 10084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einfacher | einfaches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs einfach | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs einfach |
Where the eye mixes einfacher and einfaches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between einfacher and einfaches
A purely visual mix-up. einfacher ([ˈaɪ̯nfaxɐ]) 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 - r in “einfacher” becomes s in “einfaches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einfacher is recorded at frequency rank #2,334, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nfaxɐ]. 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 10084, this pair ranks #1,976,874 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einfacher vs einfaches
Shared letters: acefhin. Private to "einfacher": r. Private to "einfaches": s.
"einfacher" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "einfaches" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "einfacher" for "einfaches" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "einfacher" or "einfaches" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "einfacher" and "einfaches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einfacher" 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 #1,976,874 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einfacher" and "einfaches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einfachem vs einfaches". 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 #1,976,874 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.