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“Ebene” and “Ebenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,875
“Ebene” frequency rank
#5,472
“Ebenen” frequency rank
7347
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ebene Ebenen
Definition ungekrümmte, planare Fläche Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ebene

Where the eye mixes Ebene and Ebenen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Ebene
6 ch
Ebenen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Ebene ([ˈeːbənə]) and Ebenen ([ˈeːbənən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Ebene” sits inside “Ebenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ebene is recorded at frequency rank #1,875, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈeːbənə]. Ebenen is at rank #5,472, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeːbənən].

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 7347, this pair ranks #1,988,492 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Ebene vs Ebenen

Shared letters: ben. Private to "Ebene": -. Private to "Ebenen": -.

"Ebene" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "Ebenen" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ebenebeene · ebbene · ebeen · ebenne · ebnee · eebne
  • Ebenenbeenen · ebbenen · ebeenn · ebenenn · ebennen · ebneen · eebnen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Ebene" and "Ebenen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈeːbənə] versus [ˈeːbənən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Ebene" or "Ebenen"?
"Ebene" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,875 in our German list, against #5,472 for "Ebenen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Ebene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ebenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,988,492 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ebene" and "Ebenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ebenen vs ebnen". 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

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list