Which to use
“eagle” and “eagles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,484
- “eagle” frequency rank
- #32,490
- “eagles” frequency rank
- 55974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eagle | eagles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vogelart; Adler | Plural des Substantivs eagle |
Where the eye mixes eagle and eagles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between eagle and eagles
A purely visual mix-up. eagle ([ˈiːɡl̩]) and eagles ([ˈiːɡəlz]) 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) - “eagle” sits inside “eagles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eagle is recorded at frequency rank #23,484, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈiːɡl̩]. eagles is at rank #32,490, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈiːɡəlz].
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 55974, this pair ranks #958,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eagle vs eagles
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "eagle": -. Private to "eagles": s.
"eagle" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV · "eagles" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eagle" and "eagles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "eagle" vs "eagles" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "eagle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eagles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #958,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eagle" and "eagles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eagle vs Erle". 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 #958,480 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.