Which to use
“unruhige” and “unruhigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,000
- “unruhige” frequency rank
- #36,685
- “unruhigen” frequency rank
- 81685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unruhige | unruhigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unruhig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unruhig |
Where the eye mixes unruhige and unruhigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. unruhige runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against unruhigen's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: unruhige vs unruhigen
A purely visual mix-up. unruhige ([ˈʊnʁuːɪɡə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “unruhige” sits inside “unruhigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unruhige is recorded at frequency rank #45,000, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnʁuːɪɡə]. 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 81685, this pair ranks #171,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of unruhige vs unruhigen
Shared letters: eghinru. Private to "unruhige": -. Private to "unruhigen": -.
"unruhige" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "unruhigen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "unruhige" and "unruhigen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "unruhige" vs "unruhigen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "unruhige" and "unruhigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unruhige" 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 #171,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unruhige" and "unruhigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unfähige vs unruhige". 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 #171,072 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.