Which to use
“unruhig” and “unruhigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,308
- “unruhig” frequency rank
- #36,685
- “unruhigen” frequency rank
- 52993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unruhig | unruhigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nervös, nicht gelassen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unruhig |
Where the eye mixes unruhig and unruhigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. unruhig runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against unruhigen's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: unruhig vs unruhigen
A purely visual mix-up. unruhig ([ˈʊnʁuːɪç]) and unruhigen ([ˈʊnʁuːɪɡn̩]) 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) - “unruhig” sits inside “unruhigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unruhig is recorded at frequency rank #16,308, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnʁuːɪç]. unruhigen is at rank #36,685, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnʁuːɪɡn̩].
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 52993, this pair ranks #1,075,281 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unruhig vs unruhigen
Shared letters: ghinru. Private to "unruhig": -. Private to "unruhigen": e.
"unruhig" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "unruhigen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "unruhig" and "unruhigen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "unruhig" vs "unruhigen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "unruhig" and "unruhigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unruhig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unruhigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,075,281 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unruhig" and "unruhigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unfähigen vs unruhigen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,075,281 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.