Which to use
“Ebene” and “Ehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,875
- “Ebene” frequency rank
- #13,583
- “Ehen” frequency rank
- 15458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ebene | Ehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ungekrümmte, planare Fläche | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ehe |
Where the eye mixes Ebene and Ehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Ebene and Ehen
A purely visual mix-up. Ebene ([ˈeːbənə]) and Ehen ([ˈeːən]) 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 15458, 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]. Ehen is at rank #13,583, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeːən].
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 15458, this pair ranks #1,943,718 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ebene vs Ehen
Shared letters: en. Private to "Ebene": b. Private to "Ehen": h.
"Ebene" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "Ehen" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ebene" and "Ehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Ebene" or "Ehen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Ebene" and "Ehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ebene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,943,718 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ebene" and "Ehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ehen vs Eupen". 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 #1,943,718 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.