einzige

[ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪɡə]

/[ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“einzige” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #564. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#564
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs einzig

Corpus desk

Index DE-einzige · einzige · German

einzige · rank #564 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #564
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wien

Nearest frequency peer: Wien (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „einzige“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „einzige“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

einzige vs Einzug
57% similar
einzige vs eisige
71% similar
einzige vs einzog
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for einzige
PropertyValue
Headwordeinzige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪɡə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#564
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „einzige“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.einzigeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Wien“ (#563), „Entwicklung“ (#565), „Wert“ (#562). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „einzige“ bei #564. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around einzige (IPA [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪɡə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #564 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for einzige, with forms such as "einizge", "einnzige", and "einzgie". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Einzug", "eisige", "einzog", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is einzige, spelled E-I-N-Z-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs einzig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs einzig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs einzig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs einzig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs einzig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs einzig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs einzig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs einzig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs einzig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • einizge
  • einnzige
  • einzgie
  • einzieg
  • einzigge
  • einzzige
  • eiznige
  • enizige
  • ienzige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of einzige - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

einizge2einnzige1einzgie2einzieg2einzigge1einzzige1eiznige2enizige2
Edit distance from "einzige"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einzige"?
"einzige" is spelled E-I-N-Z-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪɡə].
What does "einzige" mean?
As an adjective, "einzige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs einzig
What words are commonly confused with "einzige"?
"einzige" is commonly confused with "Einzug", "eisige", "einzog". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "einzige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einzige" is [ˈaɪ̯nt͡sɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einzige" come from?
"einzige" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "einzige", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list