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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.

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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

  • einmaligeneimnaligen · einamligen · einmailgen · einmalgien · einmaliegn · einmaligenn · einmaliggen · einmaligne
  • einmaligereimnaliger · einamliger · einmailger · einmalgier · einmaliegr · einmaligerr · einmaligger · einmaligre

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "einmaligen" for "einmaliger" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nˌmaːlɪɡn̩] versus [ˈaɪ̯nˌmaːlɪɡɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "einmaligen" or "einmaliger" show up more?
"einmaligen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,396 in our German list, against #32,495 for "einmaliger". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list