einigtvseinigteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#38,068
“einigt” frequency rank
#31,018
“einigte” frequency rank
69086
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einigt einigte
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs einigen 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs einigen

Where the eye mixes einigt and einigte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. einigt runs 6 letters (VVCVCC) against einigte's 7 (VVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
einigt
7 ch
einigte

Why the eye confuses einigt with einigte

A purely visual mix-up. einigt ([ˈaɪ̯nɪçt]) and einigte ([ˈaɪ̯nɪçtə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “einigt” sits inside “einigte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einigt is recorded at frequency rank #38,068, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɪçt]. einigte is at rank #31,018, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɪçtə].

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 69086, this pair ranks #487,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of einigt vs einigte

Shared letters: egint. Private to "einigt": -. Private to "einigte": -.

"einigt" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC  ·  "einigte" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einigt ← eiingt · eingit · einiggt · einigtt · einitg · einnigt · eniigt · ienigt
  • einigte ← eiingte · eingite · einiget · einiggte · einigtte · einitge · einnigte · eniigte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "einigt" and "einigte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nɪçt] versus [ˈaɪ̯nɪçtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "einigt" vs "einigte" - which ranks higher?
"einigte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,018 in our German list, against #38,068 for "einigt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "einigt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "einigte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #487,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einigt" and "einigte" 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 #487,475 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