Which to use
“edle” is an adjective and “eine” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,415
- “edle” frequency rank
- #19
- “eine” frequency rank
- 11434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edle | eine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs edel | [1] Nominativ Singular Femininum des unbestimmten Artikels ein |
Where the eye mixes edle and eine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: edle vs eine
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: edle is [ˈeːdlə] while eine is [ˈaɪ̯nə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11434, 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]. eine is at rank #19, tagged as adet, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nə].
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 11434, this pair ranks #1,969,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of edle vs eine
Shared letters: e. Private to "edle": dl. Private to "eine": in.
"edle" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "eine" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "edle" for "eine" ever safe?
Which is more common, "edle" or "eine"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "edle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edle" and "eine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edle 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 #1,969,889 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.