Which to use
“Ebbe” and “Ebene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,158
- “Ebbe” frequency rank
- #1,875
- “Ebene” frequency rank
- 30033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ebbe | Ebene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der (in den meist Teilen der Erde) zweimal tägliche Zeitraum des fallenden Wasser durch die Gezeiten und damit von den Watten ablaufenden Wassers an den Küsten der Weltmeere | ungekrümmte, planare Fläche |
Where the eye mixes Ebbe and Ebene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Ebbe with Ebene
A purely visual mix-up. Ebbe ([ˈɛbə]) and Ebene ([ˈeːbənə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ebbe is recorded at frequency rank #28,158, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛbə]. Ebene is at rank #1,875, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeːbənə].
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 30033, this pair ranks #1,755,692 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ebbe vs Ebene
Shared letters: be. Private to "Ebbe": -. Private to "Ebene": n.
"Ebbe" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "Ebene" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ebbe" for "Ebene" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Ebbe" or "Ebene"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Ebbe" and "Ebene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ebbe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ebene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,755,692 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ebbe" and "Ebene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ebbe 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 #1,755,692 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.