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

#14,278
“einzigartigen” frequency rank
#40,496
“einzigartiger” frequency rank
54774
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes einzigartigen and einzigartiger

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. einzigartigen and einzigartiger follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

13 ch
einzigartigen
13 ch
einzigartiger

Why the eye confuses einzigartigen with einzigartiger

A purely visual mix-up. einzigartigen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡn̩]) and einzigartiger ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡɐ]) 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 “einzigartigen” becomes r in “einzigartiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einzigartigen is recorded at frequency rank #14,278, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡn̩]. einzigartiger is at rank #40,496, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡɐ].

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 54774, this pair ranks #1,005,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of einzigartigen vs einzigartiger

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

"einzigartigen" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVCVC  ·  "einzigartiger" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einzigartigen ← einizgartigen · einnzigartigen · einzgiartigen · einziagrtigen · einzigaritgen · einzigarrtigen · einzigartgien · einzigartiegn
  • einzigartiger ← einizgartiger · einnzigartiger · einzgiartiger · einziagrtiger · einzigaritger · einzigarrtiger · einzigartgier · einzigartiegr

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "einzigartigen" and "einzigartiger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡn̩] versus [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "einzigartigen" or "einzigartiger" show up more?
"einzigartigen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,278 in our German list, against #40,496 for "einzigartiger". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "einzigartigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "einzigartiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,005,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einzigartigen" and "einzigartiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einzigartiger vs einzigartiges". 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 #1,005,578 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