Which to use
“ungünstige” and “ungünstigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,823
- “ungünstige” frequency rank
- #25,803
- “ungünstigen” frequency rank
- 58626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ungünstige | ungünstigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungünstig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungünstig |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ungünstige and ungünstigen apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. ungünstige ([ˈʊnˌɡʏnstɪɡə]) and ungünstigen ([ˈʊnˌɡʏnstɪɡn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “ungünstige” sits inside “ungünstigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ungünstige is recorded at frequency rank #32,823, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnˌɡʏnstɪɡə]. ungünstigen is at rank #25,803, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnˌɡʏnstɪɡn̩].
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 58626, this pair ranks #855,534 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ungünstige vs ungünstigen
Shared letters: eginstuü. Private to "ungünstige": -. Private to "ungünstigen": -.
"ungünstige" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCV · "ungünstigen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVC