Which to use
“einige” is a num and “einigt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #265
- “einige” frequency rank
- #38,068
- “einigt” frequency rank
- 38333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einige | einigt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mehrere | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs einigen |
Where the eye mixes einige and einigt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. einige (VVCVCV) and einigt (VVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between einige and einigt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: einige is [ˈaɪ̯nɪɡə] while einigt is [ˈaɪ̯nɪçt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “einige” becomes t in “einigt”, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einige is recorded at frequency rank #265, classified as anum, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɪɡə]. einigt is at rank #38,068, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɪçt].
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 38333, this pair ranks #1,566,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einige vs einigt
Shared letters: egin. Private to "einige": -. Private to "einigt": t.
"einige" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCV · "einigt" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "einige" for "einigt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "einige" or "einigt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "einige" and "einigt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einigt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,566,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einige" and "einigt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einigt 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 #1,566,709 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.