Which to use
“unabhängig” and “unabhängiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,865
- “unabhängig” frequency rank
- #12,610
- “unabhängiger” frequency rank
- 14475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unabhängig | unabhängiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | politisch, wirtschaftlich selbstständig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unabhängig |
Where the eye mixes unabhängig and unabhängiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. unabhängig runs 10 letters (VCVCCVCCVC) against unabhängiger's 12 (VCVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses unabhängig with unabhängiger
A purely visual mix-up. unabhängig ([ˈʊnʔapˌhɛŋɪç]) and unabhängiger ([ˈʊnʔapˌhɛŋɪɡɐ]) 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 “unabhängiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14475, 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]. unabhängiger is at rank #12,610, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnʔapˌhɛŋɪɡɐ].
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 14475, this pair ranks #1,950,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unabhängig vs unabhängiger
Shared letters: abghinuä. Private to "unabhängig": -. Private to "unabhängiger": er.
"unabhängig" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVC · "unabhängiger" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "unabhängig" and "unabhängiger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "unabhängig" or "unabhängiger"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "unabhängig" and "unabhängiger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unabhängig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unabhängiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,950,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unabhängig" and "unabhängiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unabhängiger vs unabhängiges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,950,949 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.