Which to use
“Ecken” is a noun and “een” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,474
- “Ecken” frequency rank
- #33,012
- “een” frequency rank
- 38486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ecken | een |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ecke | eins; einer; ein einziger |
Letter map: Ecken vs een
Shared letters muted; letters that set Ecken and een apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Ecken runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against een's 3 (VVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Ecken vs een
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Ecken is anoun and eenanum. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ecken is recorded at frequency rank #5,474, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛkn̩]. een is at rank #33,012, tagged as anum, 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 38486, this pair ranks #1,562,696 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ecken vs een
Shared letters: en. Private to "Ecken": ck. Private to "een": -.
"Ecken" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "een" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ecken ← ceken · eccken · ecekn · eckenn · eckken · eckne · ekcen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ecken" for "een" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Ecken" or "een" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Ecken" and "een".
- Full dictionary entry for "Ecken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "een" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,562,696 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ecken" and "een" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "een 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 #1,562,696 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.