Which to use
“einzelne” and “einzelnen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,546
- “einzelne” frequency rank
- #988
- “einzelnen” frequency rank
- 2534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einzelne | einzelnen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einzeln | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einzeln |
Where the eye mixes einzelne and einzelnen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. einzelne runs 8 letters (VVCCVCCV) against einzelnen's 9 (VVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between einzelne and einzelnen
A purely visual mix-up. einzelne ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩nə]) and einzelnen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩nən]) 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) - “einzelne” sits inside “einzelnen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einzelne is recorded at frequency rank #1,546, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩nə]. einzelnen is at rank #988, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩nən].
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 2534, this pair ranks #2,002,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einzelne vs einzelnen
Shared letters: eilnz. Private to "einzelne": -. Private to "einzelnen": -.
"einzelne" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV · "einzelnen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "einzelne" and "einzelnen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "einzelne" vs "einzelnen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "einzelne" and "einzelnen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einzelne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einzelnen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,002,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einzelne" and "einzelnen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einzelne vs Eizelle". 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 #2,002,124 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.