Which to use
“unabhängigen” and “unabhängiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,737
- “unabhängigen” frequency rank
- #12,610
- “unabhängiger” frequency rank
- 19347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unabhängigen | unabhängiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unabhängig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unabhängig |
Where the eye mixes unabhängigen and unabhängiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. unabhängigen and unabhängiger follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: unabhängigen vs unabhängiger
A purely visual mix-up. unabhängigen ([ˈʊnʔapˌhɛŋɪɡn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “unabhängigen” becomes r in “unabhängiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unabhängigen is recorded at frequency rank #6,737, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnʔapˌhɛŋɪɡn̩]. 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 19347, this pair ranks #1,909,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unabhängigen vs unabhängiger
Shared letters: abeghinuä. Private to "unabhängigen": -. Private to "unabhängiger": r.
"unabhängigen" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVCVC · "unabhängiger" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "unabhängigen" vs "unabhängiger" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "unabhängigen" and "unabhängiger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unabhängigen" 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 #1,909,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unabhängigen" and "unabhängiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unabhängiger vs unabhängiges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,909,315 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.