Which to use
“einzelnen” and “einzelnes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #988
- “einzelnen” frequency rank
- #18,865
- “einzelnes” frequency rank
- 19853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einzelnen | einzelnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einzeln | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs einzeln |
Where the eye mixes einzelnen and einzelnes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. einzelnen and einzelnes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between einzelnen and einzelnes
A purely visual mix-up. einzelnen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩nən]) and einzelnes ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩nəs]) 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 “einzelnen” becomes s in “einzelnes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einzelnen is recorded at frequency rank #988, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩nən]. einzelnes is at rank #18,865, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩nəs].
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 19853, this pair ranks #1,903,904 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einzelnen vs einzelnes
Shared letters: eilnz. Private to "einzelnen": -. Private to "einzelnes": s.
"einzelnen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "einzelnes" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "einzelnen" and "einzelnes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "einzelnen" or "einzelnes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "einzelnen" and "einzelnes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einzelnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einzelnes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,903,904 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einzelnen" and "einzelnes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einzelnen vs Eizellen". 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 #1,903,904 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.