Which to use
“Einzelner” is a noun and “einzelnes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,580
- “Einzelner” frequency rank
- #18,865
- “einzelnes” frequency rank
- 24445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Einzelner | einzelnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine einzelne Person | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs einzeln |
Where the eye mixes Einzelner and einzelnes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Einzelner with einzelnes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Einzelner is [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩nɐ] while einzelnes is [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩nəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “Einzelner” becomes s in “einzelnes”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Einzelner is recorded at frequency rank #5,580, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩nɐ]. 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 24445, this pair ranks #1,847,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Einzelner vs einzelnes
Shared letters: eilnz. Private to "Einzelner": r. Private to "einzelnes": s.
"Einzelner" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "einzelnes" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Einzelner" for "einzelnes" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Einzelner" or "einzelnes" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Einzelner" 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 #1,847,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Einzelner" and "einzelnes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einzeln vs einzelnes". 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 #1,847,540 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.