Which to use
“ewige” and “ewigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,914
- “ewige” frequency rank
- #8,707
- “ewigen” frequency rank
- 16621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ewige | ewigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ewig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ewig |
Where the eye mixes ewige and ewigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ewige with ewigen
A purely visual mix-up. ewige ([ˈeːvɪɡə]) and ewigen ([ˈeːvɪɡn̩]) 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) - “ewige” sits inside “ewigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ewige is recorded at frequency rank #7,914, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːvɪɡə]. ewigen is at rank #8,707, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːvɪɡn̩].
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 16621, this pair ranks #1,934,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ewige vs ewigen
Shared letters: egiw. Private to "ewige": -. Private to "ewigen": n.
"ewige" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "ewigen" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ewige" and "ewigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ewige" or "ewigen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ewige" and "ewigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ewige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ewigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,934,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ewige" and "ewigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eckigen vs ewigen". 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 #1,934,326 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.