edlesvseuresConfusable pair

Quick tell: edles is a adjective, eures is an unknown, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“edles” is an adjective and “eures” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,061
“edles” frequency rank
#16,138
“eures” frequency rank
54199
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature edles eures
Definition Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs edel Genitiv Singular Maskulinum bei attributivem Gebrauch des Possessivpronomens euer

Where the eye mixes edles and eures

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
edles
5 ch
eures

Visual trap between edles and eures

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: edles is [ˈeːdləs] while eures is [ˈɔɪ̯ʁəs]. 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 unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54199, 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]. eures is at rank #16,138, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈɔɪ̯ʁəs].

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 54199, this pair ranks #1,028,229 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of edles vs eures

Shared letters: es. Private to "edles": dl. Private to "eures": ru.

"edles" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "eures" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • edlesdeles · eddles · edels · edless · edlles · edlse · eldes
  • eureserues · euers · euress · eurres · eurse · ueres

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "edles" for "eures" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "edles" is an adjective and "eures" an unknown, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "edles" vs "eures" - which ranks higher?
"eures" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,138 in our German list, against #38,061 for "edles". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "edles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,028,229 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "edles" and "eures" 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 #1,028,229 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