einigtenvseinzigenConfusable pair

Quick tell: einigten is a verb, einzigen is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#25,974
“einigten” frequency rank
#1,765
“einzigen” frequency rank
27739
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einigten einzigen
Definition 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs einigen Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einzig

Where the eye mixes einigten and einzigen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. einigten (VVCVCCVC) and einzigen (VVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
einigten
8 ch
einzigen

Visual trap between einigten and einzigen

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: einigten is [ˈaɪ̯nɪçtn̩] while einzigen is [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪɡŋ̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einigten is recorded at frequency rank #25,974, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɪçtn̩]. einzigen is at rank #1,765, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪɡŋ̩].

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 27739, this pair ranks #1,796,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of einigten vs einzigen

Shared letters: egin. Private to "einigten": t. Private to "einzigen": z.

"einigten" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC  ·  "einzigen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einigten ← eiingten · eingiten · einigetn · einiggten · einigtenn · einigtne · einigtten · einitgen
  • einzigen ← einizgen · einnzigen · einzgien · einziegn · einzigenn · einziggen · einzigne · einzzigen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "einigten" and "einzigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "einigten" is a verb and "einzigen" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "einigten" vs "einzigen" - which ranks higher?
"einzigen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,765 in our German list, against #25,974 for "einigten". 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 "einigten" and "einzigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "einigten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "einzigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,796,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einigten" and "einzigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einigt vs einigten". 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 #1,796,676 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