Which to use
“einzige” and “einzigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #564
- “einzige” frequency rank
- #1,765
- “einzigen” frequency rank
- 2329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einzige | einzigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs einzig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einzig |
Where the eye mixes einzige and einzigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses einzige with einzigen
A purely visual mix-up. einzige ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪɡə]) and einzigen ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪɡŋ̩]) 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) - “einzige” sits inside “einzigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einzige is recorded at frequency rank #564, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪɡə]. einzigen is at rank #1,765, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪɡŋ̩].
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 2329, this pair ranks #2,002,598 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einzige vs einzigen
Shared letters: eginz. Private to "einzige": -. Private to "einzigen": -.
"einzige" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV · "einzigen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "einzige" and "einzigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "einzige" or "einzigen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "einzige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einzigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,002,598 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einzige" and "einzigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einzige vs einzog". 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 #2,002,598 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.