einigvseinigemTell them apart

Which to use

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

#4,114
“einig” frequency rank
#23,904
“einigem” frequency rank
28018
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einig einigem
Definition einer, derselben, der gleichen Meinung, übereinstimmend, einvernehmlich Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs einig

Where the eye mixes einig and einigem

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
einig
7 ch
einigem

Look-alike desk: einig vs einigem

A purely visual mix-up. einig ([ˈaɪ̯nɪç]) and einigem ([ˈaɪ̯nɪɡəm]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “einig” sits inside “einigem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einig is recorded at frequency rank #4,114, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɪç]. einigem is at rank #23,904, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɪɡəm].

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 28018, this pair ranks #1,791,981 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of einig vs einigem

Shared letters: egin. Private to "einig": -. Private to "einigem": m.

"einig" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC  ·  "einigem" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einigeiing · eingi · einigg · einnig · eniig · ienig
  • einigemeiingem · eingiem · einiegm · einigemm · einiggem · einigme · einnigem · eniigem

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "einig" and "einigem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nɪç] versus [ˈaɪ̯nɪɡəm]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "einig" or "einigem" show up more?
"einig" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,114 in our German list, against #23,904 for "einigem". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "einig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "einigem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,791,981 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einig" and "einigem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einigem vs eisige". 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 #1,791,981 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