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“einzigartige” and “einzigartigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,856
“einzigartige” frequency rank
#14,278
“einzigartigen” frequency rank
26134
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einzigartige einzigartigen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs einzigartig Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einzigartig

Where the eye mixes einzigartige and einzigartigen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. einzigartige runs 12 letters (VVCCVCVCCVCV) against einzigartigen's 13 (VVCCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
einzigartige
13 ch
einzigartigen

Look-alike desk: einzigartige vs einzigartigen

A purely visual mix-up. einzigartige ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡə]) and einzigartigen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡn̩]) 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) - “einzigartige” sits inside “einzigartigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einzigartige is recorded at frequency rank #11,856, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡə]. einzigartigen is at rank #14,278, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡn̩].

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 26134, this pair ranks #1,822,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of einzigartige vs einzigartigen

Shared letters: aeginrtz. Private to "einzigartige": -. Private to "einzigartigen": -.

"einzigartige" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVCV  ·  "einzigartigen" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einzigartige ← einizgartige · einnzigartige · einzgiartige · einziagrtige · einzigaritge · einzigarrtige · einzigartgie · einzigartieg
  • einzigartigen ← einizgartigen · einnzigartigen · einzgiartigen · einziagrtigen · einzigaritgen · einzigarrtigen · einzigartgien · einzigartiegn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "einzigartige" and "einzigartigen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡə] versus [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "einzigartige" or "einzigartigen"?
"einzigartige" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,856 in our German list, against #14,278 for "einzigartigen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "einzigartige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "einzigartigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,822,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einzigartige" and "einzigartigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einzigartigen vs einzigartiger". 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 #1,822,631 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