Which to use
“einjährige” and “einjährigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,697
- “einjährige” frequency rank
- #24,312
- “einjährigen” frequency rank
- 52009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einjährige | einjährigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs einjährig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs einjährig |
Where the eye mixes einjährige and einjährigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. einjährige runs 10 letters (VVCCVCCVCV) against einjährigen's 11 (VVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: einjährige vs einjährigen
A purely visual mix-up. einjährige ([ˈaɪ̯nˌjɛːʁɪɡə]) and einjährigen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌjɛːʁɪɡn̩]) 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) - “einjährige” sits inside “einjährigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einjährige is recorded at frequency rank #27,697, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌjɛːʁɪɡə]. einjährigen is at rank #24,312, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌjɛːʁɪɡn̩].
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 52009, this pair ranks #1,113,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of einjährige vs einjährigen
Shared letters: eghijnrä. Private to "einjährige": -. Private to "einjährigen": -.
"einjährige" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCV · "einjährigen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "einjährige" for "einjährigen" ever safe?
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What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "einjährige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einjährigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,113,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einjährige" and "einjährigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einjährige vs einjähriger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,113,448 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.