Which to use
“een” is a num and “einen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,012
- “een” frequency rank
- #46
- “einen” frequency rank
- 33058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | een | einen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eins; einer; ein einziger | zur Gemeinsamkeit führen |
Letter map: een vs einen
Shared letters muted; letters that set een and einen apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - een and einen
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: een is anum and einenaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
een is recorded at frequency rank #33,012, classified as anum, pronounced […]. einen is at rank #46, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nən].
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 33058, this pair ranks #1,694,189 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of een vs einen
Shared letters: en. Private to "een": -. Private to "einen": i.
"een" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "einen" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- einen ← eienn · einenn · einnen · enien · ienen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "een" and "einen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "een" or "einen" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "een" vs "einen" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "een" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "einen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,694,189 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "een" and "einen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "een 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 #1,694,189 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.