Which to use
“ewiger” and “ewiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,708
- “ewiger” frequency rank
- #24,709
- “ewiges” frequency rank
- 49417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ewiger | ewiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ewig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ewig |
Where the eye mixes ewiger and ewiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ewiger and ewiges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ewiger vs ewiges
A purely visual mix-up. ewiger ([ˈeːvɪɡɐ]) and ewiges ([ˈeːvɪɡəs]) 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 “ewiger” becomes s in “ewiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ewiger is recorded at frequency rank #24,708, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːvɪɡɐ]. ewiges is at rank #24,709, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːvɪɡəs].
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 49417, this pair ranks #1,212,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ewiger vs ewiges
Shared letters: egiw. Private to "ewiger": r. Private to "ewiges": s.
"ewiger" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "ewiges" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ewiger" and "ewiges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ewiger" or "ewiges" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ewiger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ewiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,212,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ewiger" and "ewiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "etwaiger vs ewiger". 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 #1,212,311 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.