Which to use
“einmaligen” and “einmaliger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,396
- “einmaligen” frequency rank
- #32,495
- “einmaliger” frequency rank
- 48891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einmaligen | einmaliger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einmalig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs einmalig |
Where the eye mixes einmaligen and einmaliger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: einmaligen vs einmaliger
A purely visual mix-up. einmaligen ([ˈaɪ̯nˌmaːlɪɡn̩]) and einmaliger ([ˈaɪ̯nˌmaːlɪɡɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “einmaligen” becomes r in “einmaliger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einmaligen is recorded at frequency rank #16,396, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌmaːlɪɡn̩]. einmaliger is at rank #32,495, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌmaːlɪɡɐ].
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 48891, this pair ranks #1,231,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of einmaligen vs einmaliger
Shared letters: aegilmn. Private to "einmaligen": -. Private to "einmaliger": r.
"einmaligen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC · "einmaliger" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- einmaligen ← eimnaligen · einamligen · einmailgen · einmalgien · einmaliegn · einmaligenn · einmaliggen · einmaligne
- einmaliger ← eimnaliger · einamliger · einmailger · einmalgier · einmaliegr · einmaligerr · einmaligger · einmaligre
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "einmaligen" and "einmaliger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einmaligen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einmaliger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,231,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einmaligen" and "einmaliger" 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 #1,231,713 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.