eachvsEschWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: each is a pronoun, Esch is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“each” is a pronoun and “Esch” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,007
“each” frequency rank
#22,712
“Esch” frequency rank
54719
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature each Esch
Definition jeder, jede, jedes Gemarkung einer Gemeinde, die als Feld benutzt wird; Ackerfläche

Where the eye mixes each and Esch

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
each
4 ch
Esch

Visual trap between each and Esch

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: each is [iːt͡ʃ] while Esch is [ɛʃ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “each” becomes s in “Esch”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

each is recorded at frequency rank #32,007, classified as apron, pronounced [iːt͡ʃ]. Esch is at rank #22,712, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛʃ].

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 54719, this pair ranks #1,007,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of each vs Esch

Shared letters: ceh. Private to "each": a. Private to "Esch": s.

"each" · 4 letters · shape VVCC  ·  "Esch" · 4 letters · shape VCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eachaech · eacch · eachh · eahc · ecah
  • Eschecsh · escch · eschh · eshc · essch · sech

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "each" for "Esch" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "each" is a pronoun and "Esch" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "each" vs "Esch" - which ranks higher?
"Esch" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,712 in our German list, against #32,007 for "each". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "each" and "Esch" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "each" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Esch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,007,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "each" and "Esch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "each vs eam". 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 #1,007,810 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list