Which to use
“unabhängig” and “unabhängiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,865
- “unabhängig” frequency rank
- #23,746
- “unabhängiges” frequency rank
- 25611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unabhängig | unabhängiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | politisch, wirtschaftlich selbstständig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unabhängig |
Where the eye mixes unabhängig and unabhängiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. unabhängig runs 10 letters (VCVCCVCCVC) against unabhängiges's 12 (VCVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between unabhängig and unabhängiges
A purely visual mix-up. unabhängig ([ˈʊnʔapˌhɛŋɪç]) and unabhängiges ([ˈʊnʔapˌhɛŋɪɡəs]) 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 “unabhängiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25611, 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]. unabhängiges is at rank #23,746, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnʔapˌhɛŋɪɡəs].
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 25611, this pair ranks #1,830,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unabhängig vs unabhängiges
Shared letters: abghinuä. Private to "unabhängig": -. Private to "unabhängiges": es.
"unabhängig" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVC · "unabhängiges" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "unabhängig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unabhängiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,830,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unabhängig" and "unabhängiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unabhängiger vs unabhängiges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,830,664 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.