einigervseinigtWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: einiger is a adjective, einigt is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“einiger” is an adjective and “einigt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,291
“einiger” frequency rank
#38,068
“einigt” frequency rank
40359
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einiger einigt
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einig 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs einigen

Where the eye mixes einiger and einigt

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

7 ch
einiger
6 ch
einigt

Look-alike desk: einiger vs einigt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: einiger is [ˈaɪ̯nɪɡɐ] while einigt is [ˈaɪ̯nɪçt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einiger is recorded at frequency rank #2,291, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɪɡɐ]. 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 40359, this pair ranks #1,510,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of einiger vs einigt

Shared letters: egin. Private to "einiger": r. Private to "einigt": t.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einigereiinger · eingier · einiegr · einigerr · einigger · einigre · einniger · eniiger
  • einigteiingt · eingit · einiggt · einigtt · einitg · einnigt · eniigt · ienigt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "einiger" and "einigt" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "einiger" is an adjective and "einigt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "einiger" or "einigt"?
"einiger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,291 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.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "einiger" and "einigt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "einiger" 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 #1,510,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einiger" 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 #1,510,777 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