Which to use
“einfachste” and “einfachsten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,219
- “einfachste” frequency rank
- #12,056
- “einfachsten” frequency rank
- 23275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einfachste | einfachsten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs einfach | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs einfach |
Where the eye mixes einfachste and einfachsten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: einfachste vs einfachsten
A purely visual mix-up. einfachste ([ˈaɪ̯nfaxstə]) and einfachsten ([ˈaɪ̯nfaxstn̩]) 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) - “einfachste” sits inside “einfachsten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einfachste is recorded at frequency rank #11,219, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nfaxstə]. einfachsten is at rank #12,056, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nfaxstn̩].
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 23275, this pair ranks #1,863,396 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einfachste vs einfachsten
Shared letters: acefhinst. Private to "einfachste": -. Private to "einfachsten": -.
"einfachste" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCCCV · "einfachsten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- einfachste ← eifnachste · einafchste · einfacchste · einfachhste · einfachset · einfachsste · einfachstte · einfachtse
- einfachsten ← eifnachsten · einafchsten · einfacchsten · einfachhsten · einfachsetn · einfachssten · einfachstenn · einfachstne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "einfachste" and "einfachsten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "einfachste" vs "einfachsten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "einfachste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einfachsten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,863,396 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einfachste" and "einfachsten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einfacheren vs einfachsten". 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 #1,863,396 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.