Which to use
“een” is a num and “Ekel” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,012
- “een” frequency rank
- #17,563
- “Ekel” frequency rank
- 50575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | een | Ekel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eins; einer; ein einziger | starker körperlicher Abscheu |
Letter map: een vs Ekel
Shared letters muted; letters that set een and Ekel apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. een runs 3 letters (VVC) against Ekel's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: een vs Ekel
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: een is anum and Ekelanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
een is recorded at frequency rank #33,012, classified as anum, pronounced […]. Ekel is at rank #17,563, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeːkl̩].
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 50575, this pair ranks #1,168,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of een vs Ekel
Shared letters: e. Private to "een": n. Private to "Ekel": kl.
"een" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "Ekel" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ekel ← eekl · ekell · ekkel · keel
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "een" for "Ekel" ever safe?
Which is more common, "een" or "Ekel"?
What to do next
Pair "een" vs "Ekel" 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 "Ekel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,168,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "een" and "Ekel" 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 #1,168,454 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.