EbenevsebensoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Ebene is a noun, ebenso is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Ebene” is a noun and “ebenso” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,875
“Ebene” frequency rank
#633
“ebenso” frequency rank
2508
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ebene ebenso
Definition ungekrümmte, planare Fläche im gleichen Maße, auf die gleiche Weise

Where the eye mixes Ebene and ebenso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Ebene
6 ch
ebenso

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ebene is [ˈeːbənə] while ebenso is [ˈeːbn̩zoː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2508, 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]. ebenso is at rank #633, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈeːbn̩zoː].

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 2508, this pair ranks #2,002,191 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Ebene vs ebenso

Shared letters: ben. Private to "Ebene": -. Private to "ebenso": os.

"Ebene" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "ebenso" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ebenebeene · ebbene · ebeen · ebenne · ebnee · eebne
  • ebensobeenso · ebbenso · ebennso · ebenos · ebensso · ebesno · ebneso · eebnso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Ebene" and "ebenso" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Ebene" is a noun and "ebenso" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Ebene" or "ebenso"?
"ebenso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #633 in our German list, against #1,875 for "Ebene". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Ebene" and "ebenso". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ebene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ebenso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,002,191 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ebene" and "ebenso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ebene vs Elben". 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