Which to use
“einmalige” and “einmaligen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,460
- “einmalige” frequency rank
- #16,396
- “einmaligen” frequency rank
- 26856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einmalige | einmaligen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einmalig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einmalig |
Where the eye mixes einmalige and einmaligen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses einmalige with einmaligen
A purely visual mix-up. einmalige ([ˈaɪ̯nˌmaːlɪɡə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “einmalige” sits inside “einmaligen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einmalige is recorded at frequency rank #10,460, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌmaːlɪɡə]. 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 26856, this pair ranks #1,811,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einmalige vs einmaligen
Shared letters: aegilmn. Private to "einmalige": -. Private to "einmaligen": -.
"einmalige" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCV · "einmaligen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- einmalige ← eimnalige · einamlige · einmailge · einmalgie · einmalieg · einmaligge · einmallige · einmlaige
- einmaligen ← eimnaligen · einamligen · einmailgen · einmalgien · einmaliegn · einmaligenn · einmaliggen · einmaligne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "einmalige" for "einmaligen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "einmalige" vs "einmaligen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "einmalige" 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 #1,811,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einmalige" 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 #1,811,303 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.