Which to use
“einsam” and “einsame” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,458
- “einsam” frequency rank
- #13,346
- “einsame” frequency rank
- 20804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einsam | einsame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne Gesellschaft, ohne Kontakt zu anderen Menschen oder der Umwelt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs einsam |
Where the eye mixes einsam and einsame
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. einsam runs 6 letters (VVCCVC) against einsame's 7 (VVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between einsam and einsame
A purely visual mix-up. einsam ([ˈaɪ̯nzaːm]) and einsame ([ˈaɪ̯nzaːmə]) 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) - “einsam” sits inside “einsame”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einsam is recorded at frequency rank #7,458, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nzaːm]. einsame is at rank #13,346, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nzaːmə].
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 20804, this pair ranks #1,893,557 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einsam vs einsame
Shared letters: aeimns. Private to "einsam": -. Private to "einsame": -.
"einsam" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC · "einsame" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "einsam" for "einsame" ever safe?
Which is more common, "einsam" or "einsame"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "einsam" and "einsame" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einsam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einsame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,893,557 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einsam" and "einsame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einnahm vs einsam". 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 #1,893,557 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.