# eat vs eng

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### eat
*verb · IPA [iːt] · frequency rank #25,099*
essen

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eat-vs-eng