Which to use
“een” is a num and “Ex” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,012
- “een” frequency rank
- #1,321
- “Ex” frequency rank
- 34333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | een | Ex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eins; einer; ein einziger | Kurzform für Exfreund oder Exmann |
Letter map: een vs Ex
Shared letters muted; letters that set een and Ex apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for een / Ex
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: een is anum and Exanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
een is recorded at frequency rank #33,012, classified as anum, pronounced […]. Ex is at rank #1,321, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛks].
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 34333, this pair ranks #1,665,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of een vs Ex
Shared letters: e. Private to "een": n. Private to "Ex": x.
"een" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "Ex" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "een" and "Ex" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "een" or "Ex" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "een" vs "Ex" 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 "Ex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,665,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "een" and "Ex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "een vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,665,713 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.