einzigevseinzogWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: einzige is a adjective, einzog is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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Which to use

“einzige” is an adjective and “einzog” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#564
“einzige” frequency rank
#43,831
“einzog” frequency rank
44395
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einzige einzog
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs einzig 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einziehen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set einzige and einzog apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
einzige
6 ch
einzog

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: einzige is [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪɡə] while einzog is [ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡soːk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einzige is recorded at frequency rank #564, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪɡə]. einzog is at rank #43,831, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡soːk].

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 44395, this pair ranks #1,387,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of einzige vs einzog

Shared letters: eginz. Private to "einzige": -. Private to "einzog": o.

"einzige" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV  ·  "einzog" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einzige ← einizge · einnzige · einzgie · einzieg · einzigge · einzzige · eiznige · enizige
  • einzog ← einnzog · einozg · einzgo · einzogg · einzzog · eiznog · enizog · ienzog

Frequency comparison

einzige#564
einzog#43,831

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "einzige" and "einzog" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "einzige" is an adjective and "einzog" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "einzige" or "einzog"?
"einzige" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #564 in our German list, against #43,831 for "einzog". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering einzige vs einzog

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “einzige”; for a verb, it's “einzog”.
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