Which to use
“Ehe” and “eyes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,071
- “Ehe” frequency rank
- #17,880
- “eyes” frequency rank
- 18951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ehe | eyes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | institutionell anerkannte und beurkundete Verbindung zweier Menschen, die in der Regel durch eine Liebesbeziehung, gemeinsame Lebensführung und dauerhaftes Bestehen (sowie oft, aber nicht überall, auch durch den Ausschluss einer gleichzeitigen gleichartigen Verbindung mit einem Dritten) gekennzeichnet ist | Plural des Substantivs eye |
Where the eye mixes Ehe and eyes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Ehe vs eyes
A purely visual mix-up. Ehe ([ˈeːə]) and eyes ([aɪz]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ehe is recorded at frequency rank #1,071, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈeːə]. eyes is at rank #17,880, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aɪz].
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 18951, this pair ranks #1,913,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ehe vs eyes
Shared letters: e. Private to "Ehe": h. Private to "eyes": sy.
"Ehe" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "eyes" · 4 letters · shape VVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eyes ← eeys · eyess · eyse · eyyes · yees
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ehe" and "eyes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Ehe" or "eyes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ehe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eyes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,913,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ehe" and "eyes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Efeu vs eyes". 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 #1,913,239 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.