Which to use
“einzige” and “einziges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #564
- “einzige” frequency rank
- #3,809
- “einziges” frequency rank
- 4373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | einzige | einziges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs einzig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einzig |
Where the eye mixes einzige and einziges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between einzige and einziges
A purely visual mix-up. einzige ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪɡə]) and einziges ([ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪɡəs]) 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 “einziges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
einzige is recorded at frequency rank #564, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪɡə]. einziges is at rank #3,809, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪɡəs].
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 4373, this pair ranks #1,997,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of einzige vs einziges
Shared letters: eginz. Private to "einzige": -. Private to "einziges": s.
"einzige" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV · "einziges" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "einzige" for "einziges" ever safe?
Frequency check: "einzige" vs "einziges" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "einzige" and "einziges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "einzige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einziges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,997,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "einzige" and "einziges" 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 #1,997,881 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.