einzigartigervseinzigartigesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#40,496
“einzigartiger” frequency rank
#25,978
“einzigartiges” frequency rank
66474
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einzigartiger einzigartiges
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs einzigartig Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs einzigartig

Where the eye mixes einzigartiger and einzigartiges

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

13 ch
einzigartiger
13 ch
einzigartiges

Look-alike desk: einzigartiger vs einzigartiges

A purely visual mix-up. einzigartiger ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡɐ]) and einzigartiges ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡəs]) 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 - r in “einzigartiger” becomes s in “einzigartiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einzigartiger is recorded at frequency rank #40,496, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡɐ]. einzigartiges is at rank #25,978, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡəs].

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 66474, this pair ranks #572,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of einzigartiger vs einzigartiges

Shared letters: aeginrtz. Private to "einzigartiger": -. Private to "einzigartiges": s.

"einzigartiger" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVCVC  ·  "einzigartiges" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einzigartiger ← einizgartiger · einnzigartiger · einzgiartiger · einziagrtiger · einzigaritger · einzigarrtiger · einzigartgier · einzigartiegr
  • einzigartiges ← einizgartiges · einnzigartiges · einzgiartiges · einziagrtiges · einzigaritges · einzigarrtiges · einzigartgies · einzigartiegs

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "einzigartiger" and "einzigartiges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡɐ] versus [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "einzigartiger" or "einzigartiges"?
"einzigartiges" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,978 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

Eye-level mix-up between "einzigartiger" and "einzigartiges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "einzigartiger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "einzigartiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #572,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einzigartiger" and "einzigartiges" 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 #572,019 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