Which to use
“east” is a noun and “echt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,842
- “east” frequency rank
- #394
- “echt” frequency rank
- 11236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | east | echt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ost(en) (Himmelsrichtung) | unverfälscht |
Letter map: east vs echt
Shared letters muted; letters that set east and echt apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: east is anoun and echtanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
east is recorded at frequency rank #10,842, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. echt is at rank #394, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛçt].
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 11236, this pair ranks #1,970,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of east vs echt
Shared letters: et. Private to "east": as. Private to "echt": ch.
"east" · 4 letters · shape VVCC · "echt" · 4 letters · shape VCCC