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“einmalig” and “einmaligen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,638
- “einmalig” frequency rank
- #16,396
- “einmaligen” frequency rank
- 27034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einmalig | einmaligen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | so, dass es nur einmal vorkommt oder stattfindet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einmalig |
Where the eye mixes einmalig and einmaligen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: einmalig vs einmaligen
A purely visual mix-up. einmalig ([ˈaɪ̯nˌmaːlɪç]) and einmaligen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌmaːlɪɡn̩]) 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) - “einmalig” sits inside “einmaligen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einmalig is recorded at frequency rank #10,638, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌmaːlɪç]. einmaligen is at rank #16,396, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌmaːlɪɡn̩].
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 27034, this pair ranks #1,808,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einmalig vs einmaligen
Shared letters: aegilmn. Private to "einmalig": -. Private to "einmaligen": -.
"einmalig" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "einmaligen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- einmalig ← eimnalig · einamlig · einmailg · einmalgi · einmaligg · einmallig · einmlaig · einmmalig
- einmaligen ← eimnaligen · einamligen · einmailgen · einmalgien · einmaliegn · einmaligenn · einmaliggen · einmaligne
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "einmalig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einmaligen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,808,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einmalig" and "einmaligen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einmaligen vs einmaliger". 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 #1,808,375 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.