# ear vs eng

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ear
*noun · IPA [iːə(ɹ)] · frequency rank #34,054*
das Ohr

### eng
*adjective · IPA [ɛŋ] · frequency rank #2,242*
schmal, nahe anliegend; von relativ geringer Ausdehnung

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/ear-vs-eng