Which to use
“einiger” and “einzige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,291
- “einiger” frequency rank
- #564
- “einzige” frequency rank
- 2855
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einiger | einzige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einig | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs einzig |
Where the eye mixes einiger and einzige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses einiger with einzige
A purely visual mix-up. einiger ([ˈaɪ̯nɪɡɐ]) and einzige ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪɡə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2855, 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]. einzige is at rank #564, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪɡə].
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 2855, this pair ranks #2,001,439 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einiger vs einzige
Shared letters: egin. Private to "einiger": r. Private to "einzige": z.
"einiger" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCVC · "einzige" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "einiger" for "einzige" ever safe?
Frequency check: "einiger" vs "einzige" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "einiger" and "einzige" 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 "einzige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,001,439 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einiger" and "einzige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einiger 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 #2,001,439 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.