Which to use
“eagles” is a noun and “edles” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,490
- “eagles” frequency rank
- #38,061
- “edles” frequency rank
- 70551
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eagles | edles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs eagle | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs edel |
Where the eye mixes eagles and edles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. eagles runs 6 letters (VVCCVC) against edles's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between eagles and edles
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eagles is [ˈiːɡəlz] while edles is [ˈeːdləs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70551, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eagles is recorded at frequency rank #32,490, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈiːɡəlz]. edles is at rank #38,061, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːdləs].
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 70551, this pair ranks #442,908 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of eagles vs edles
Shared letters: els. Private to "eagles": ag. Private to "edles": d.
"eagles" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC · "edles" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eagles" for "edles" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "eagles" or "edles" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "eagles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "edles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #442,908 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eagles" and "edles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edles 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 #442,908 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.