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“einmalige” and “einmaliges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,460
- “einmalige” frequency rank
- #27,264
- “einmaliges” frequency rank
- 37724
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einmalige | einmaliges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einmalig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs einmalig |
Where the eye mixes einmalige and einmaliges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: einmalige vs einmaliges
A purely visual mix-up. einmalige ([ˈaɪ̯nˌmaːlɪɡə]) and einmaliges ([ˈaɪ̯nˌmaːlɪɡəs]) 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 “einmaliges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37724, 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]. einmaliges is at rank #27,264, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌmaːlɪɡəs].
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 37724, this pair ranks #1,582,703 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einmalige vs einmaliges
Shared letters: aegilmn. Private to "einmalige": -. Private to "einmaliges": s.
"einmalige" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCV · "einmaliges" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- einmalige ← eimnalige · einamlige · einmailge · einmalgie · einmalieg · einmaligge · einmallige · einmlaige
- einmaliges ← eimnaliges · einamliges · einmailges · einmalgies · einmaliegs · einmaligess · einmaligges · einmaligse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "einmalige" and "einmaliges" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "einmalige" or "einmaliges" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "einmalige" and "einmaliges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einmalige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einmaliges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,582,703 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einmalige" and "einmaliges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einmaliger vs einmaliges". 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 #1,582,703 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.