Which to use
“east” is a noun and “et” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,842
- “east” frequency rank
- #1,447
- “et” frequency rank
- 12289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | east | et |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ost(en) (Himmelsrichtung) | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs eat |
Letter map: east vs et
Shared letters muted; letters that set east and et 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 etaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
east is recorded at frequency rank #10,842, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. et is at rank #1,447, tagged as averb, 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 12289, this pair ranks #1,965,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of east vs et
Shared letters: et. Private to "east": as. Private to "et": -.
"east" · 4 letters · shape VVCC · "et" · 2 letters · shape VC
Known mistypes of this pair
- east ← aest · easst · eastt · eats · esat