Which to use
“unabhängig” and “unabhängigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,865
- “unabhängig” frequency rank
- #6,737
- “unabhängigen” frequency rank
- 8602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unabhängig | unabhängigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | politisch, wirtschaftlich selbstständig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unabhängig |
Where the eye mixes unabhängig and unabhängigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. unabhängig runs 10 letters (VCVCCVCCVC) against unabhängigen's 12 (VCVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: unabhängig vs unabhängigen
A purely visual mix-up. unabhängig ([ˈʊnʔapˌhɛŋɪç]) and unabhängigen ([ˈʊnʔapˌhɛŋɪɡn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “unabhängig” sits inside “unabhängigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unabhängig is recorded at frequency rank #1,865, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnʔapˌhɛŋɪç]. unabhängigen is at rank #6,737, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnʔapˌhɛŋɪɡn̩].
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 8602, this pair ranks #1,983,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unabhängig vs unabhängigen
Shared letters: abghinuä. Private to "unabhängig": -. Private to "unabhängigen": e.
"unabhängig" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVC · "unabhängigen" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "unabhängig" and "unabhängigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "unabhängig" or "unabhängigen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "unabhängig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unabhängigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unabhängig" and "unabhängigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unabhängigen vs unabhängiges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,983,657 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.