eachvsethWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#32,007
“each” frequency rank
#19,205
“eth” frequency rank
51212
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature each eth
Definition jeder, jede, jedes der

Letter map: each vs eth

Shared letters muted; letters that set each and eth apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
each
3 ch
eth

Grammar separator: each vs eth

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: each is apronoun and ethadeterminer. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51212, 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]. eth is at rank #19,205, tagged as adet, pronounced […].

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 51212, this pair ranks #1,144,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of each vs eth

Shared letters: eh. Private to "each": ac. Private to "eth": t.

"each" · 4 letters · shape VVCC  ·  "eth" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eachaech · eacch · eachh · eahc · ecah

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "each" and "eth" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "each" is a pronoun and "eth" a determiner, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "each" or "eth" show up more?
"eth" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,205 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

Pair "each" vs "eth" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "each" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,144,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "each" and "eth" 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 #1,144,179 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