edlenvsevenTell them apart

Which to use

“edlen” and “even” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,634
“edlen” frequency rank
#18,532
“even” frequency rank
30166
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature edlen even
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs edel eben, ausgeglichen

Letter map: edlen vs even

Shared letters muted; letters that set edlen and even apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
edlen
4 ch
even

Spelling & dictionary notes on edlen vs even

edlen and even are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30166, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

edlen is recorded at frequency rank #11,634, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːdlən]. even is at rank #18,532, tagged as anadj, 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 30166, this pair ranks #1,753,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of edlen vs even

Shared letters: en. Private to "edlen": dl. Private to "even": v.

"edlen" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "even" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • edlendelen · eddlen · edeln · edlenn · edllen · edlne · elden
  • eveneevn · evenn · evne · evven · veen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "edlen" for "even" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "edlen" vs "even" - which ranks higher?
"edlen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,634 in our German list, against #18,532 for "even". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "edlen" and "even".

  • Full dictionary entry for "edlen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "even" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,753,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "edlen" and "even" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "even 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 #1,753,125 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list