Which to use
“einigt” and “einigten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,068
- “einigt” frequency rank
- #25,974
- “einigten” frequency rank
- 64042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einigt | einigten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs einigen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs einigen |
Where the eye mixes einigt and einigten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. einigt runs 6 letters (VVCVCC) against einigten's 8 (VVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: einigt vs einigten
A purely visual mix-up. einigt ([ˈaɪ̯nɪçt]) and einigten ([ˈaɪ̯nɪçtn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “einigt” sits inside “einigten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64042, 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]. einigten is at rank #25,974, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɪçtn̩].
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 64042, this pair ranks #655,418 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of einigt vs einigten
Shared letters: egint. Private to "einigt": -. Private to "einigten": -.
"einigt" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC · "einigten" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "einigt" for "einigten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "einigt" vs "einigten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "einigt" and "einigten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einigt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einigten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #655,418 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einigt" and "einigten" 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 #655,418 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.