Which to use
“eben” is an adjective and “ever” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #357
- “eben” frequency rank
- #13,356
- “ever” frequency rank
- 13713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eben | ever |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parallel zu einer gleichmäßig flachen Erdoberfläche; horizontal verlaufend, liegend; waagerecht | immer |
Letter map: eben vs ever
Shared letters muted; letters that set eben and ever apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - eben and ever
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: eben is anadjective and everanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eben is recorded at frequency rank #357, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːbn̩]. ever is at rank #13,356, tagged as anadv, 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 13713, this pair ranks #1,956,218 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eben vs ever
Shared letters: e. Private to "eben": bn. Private to "ever": rv.
"eben" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ever" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eben" for "ever" ever safe?
Frequency check: "eben" vs "ever" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "eben" vs "ever" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "eben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ever" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,956,218 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eben" and "ever" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ever vs puzzles". 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 #1,956,218 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.