einigenvseinigtConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#668
“einigen” frequency rank
#38,068
“einigt” frequency rank
38736
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einigen einigt
Definition mehrere Parteien (zum Beispiel Personen oder Völker) zu einer Einheit verbinden 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs einigen

Where the eye mixes einigen and einigt

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

7 ch
einigen
6 ch
einigt

Why the eye confuses einigen with einigt

A purely visual mix-up. einigen ([ˈaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]) and einigt ([ˈaɪ̯nɪçt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einigen is recorded at frequency rank #668, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]. 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 38736, this pair ranks #1,555,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of einigen vs einigt

Shared letters: egin. Private to "einigen": -. Private to "einigt": t.

"einigen" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCVC  ·  "einigt" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einigeneiingen · eingien · einiegn · einigenn · einiggen · einigne · einnigen · eniigen
  • einigteiingt · eingit · einiggt · einigtt · einitg · einnigt · eniigt · ienigt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "einigen" and "einigt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nɪɡn̩] versus [ˈaɪ̯nɪçt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "einigen" or "einigt" show up more?
"einigen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #668 in our German list, against #38,068 for "einigt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "einigen" 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 #1,555,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einigen" 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 #1,555,966 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