# egg vs eng

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### egg
*verb · IPA [ɛk] · frequency rank #28,614*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs eggen

### eng
*adjective · IPA [ɛŋ] · frequency rank #2,242*
schmal, nahe anliegend; von relativ geringer Ausdehnung

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/egg-vs-eng