einigemvseinigesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#23,904
“einigem” frequency rank
#1,692
“einiges” frequency rank
25596
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einigem einiges
Definition Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs einig Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einig

Where the eye mixes einigem and einiges

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. einigem and einiges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
einigem
7 ch
einiges

Look-alike desk: einigem vs einiges

A purely visual mix-up. einigem ([ˈaɪ̯nɪɡəm]) and einiges ([ˈaɪ̯nɪɡəs]) 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 “einigem” becomes s in “einiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einigem is recorded at frequency rank #23,904, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɪɡəm]. einiges is at rank #1,692, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɪɡəs].

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 25596, this pair ranks #1,830,887 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of einigem vs einiges

Shared letters: egin. Private to "einigem": m. Private to "einiges": s.

"einigem" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCVC  ·  "einiges" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einigem ← eiingem · eingiem · einiegm · einigemm · einiggem · einigme · einnigem · eniigem
  • einiges ← eiinges · eingies · einiegs · einigess · einigges · einigse · einniges · eniiges

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "einigem" for "einiges" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nɪɡəm] versus [ˈaɪ̯nɪɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "einigem" vs "einiges" - which ranks higher?
"einiges" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,692 in our German list, against #23,904 for "einigem". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "einigem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "einiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,830,887 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einigem" and "einiges" 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 #1,830,887 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