Which to use
“edle” and “edles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,415
- “edle” frequency rank
- #38,061
- “edles” frequency rank
- 49476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edle | edles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs edel | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs edel |
Where the eye mixes edle and edles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between edle and edles
A purely visual mix-up. edle ([ˈeːdlə]) and edles ([ˈeːdləs]) 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) - “edle” sits inside “edles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
edle is recorded at frequency rank #11,415, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːdlə]. edles is at rank #38,061, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːdləs].
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 49476, this pair ranks #1,210,094 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of edle vs edles
Shared letters: del. Private to "edle": -. Private to "edles": s.
"edle" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "edles" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "edle" for "edles" ever safe?
Which is more common, "edle" or "edles"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "edle" and "edles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "edle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "edles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,210,094 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edle" and "edles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edles vs Erle". 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 #1,210,094 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.