Which to use
“een” is a num and “Esel” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,012
- “een” frequency rank
- #8,358
- “Esel” frequency rank
- 41370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | een | Esel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eins; einer; ein einziger | zur Gattung der Pferde gehörendes (männliches) Huftier, das ein (je nach Art / Unterart) graues bis braunes, fahlgelbes bis ockerfarbenes oder rötliches bis rotbraunes Fell mit dunklem Aalstrich, eine kurze, aufrecht stehende Nackenmähne, lange Ohren und einen Quastenschwanz besitzt und dessen domestizierte Vertreter als Nutz-, Last- und Reittier dienen (Asinus) |
Letter map: een vs Esel
Shared letters muted; letters that set een and Esel apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: een vs Esel
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: een is anum and Eselanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
een is recorded at frequency rank #33,012, classified as anum, pronounced […]. Esel is at rank #8,358, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeːzl̩].
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 41370, this pair ranks #1,481,467 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of een vs Esel
Shared letters: e. Private to "een": n. Private to "Esel": ls.
"een" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "Esel" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Esel ← eesl · esell · esle · essel
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "een" and "Esel" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "een" or "Esel"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "een" and "Esel".
- Full dictionary entry for "een" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Esel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,481,467 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "een" and "Esel" 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 #1,481,467 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.