einzigartig
[ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç]
The verdict
“einzigartig” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,854 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #8,854
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in seiner Form, Beschaffenheit nur einmal vorhanden; das einzige seiner Art
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | einzigartig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #8,854 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “einzigartig” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for einzigartig is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,854 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for einzigartig, with forms such as "einizgartig", "einnzigartig", and "einzgiartig". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "einzigartige", "einzigartigen", "einzigartiges", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is einzigartig, spelled E-I-N-Z-I-G-A-R-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1in seiner Form, Beschaffenheit nur einmal vorhanden; das einzige seiner Art
- 2sehr außergewöhnlich
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: einizgartig,einnzigartig,einzgiartig,einziagrtig,einzigaritg,einzigarrtig,einzigartgi,einzigartigg,einzigarttig,einzigatrig,einziggartig,einzigratig,einzzigartig,eiznigartig,enizigartig,ienzigartig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of einzigartig - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “einzigartig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-I-N-Z-I-G-A-R-T-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪçˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “einzigartige” - see the side-by-side comparison. einzigartig vs einzigartige
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.