Which to use
“edles” is an adjective and “eines” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,061
- “edles” frequency rank
- #118
- “eines” frequency rank
- 38179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edles | eines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs edel | [1] unbestimmter Artikel des Maskulinums im Genitiv |
Where the eye mixes edles and eines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: edles vs eines
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: edles is [ˈeːdləs] while eines is [ˈaɪ̯nəs]. 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 38179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
edles is recorded at frequency rank #38,061, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːdləs]. eines is at rank #118, tagged as adet, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nəs].
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 38179, this pair ranks #1,570,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of edles vs eines
Shared letters: es. Private to "edles": dl. Private to "eines": in.
"edles" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "eines" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "edles" for "eines" ever safe?
Frequency check: "edles" vs "eines" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "edles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,570,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edles" and "eines" 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 #1,570,813 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.