Which to use
“Ehen” is a noun and “Emden” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,583
- “Ehen” frequency rank
- #14,051
- “Emden” frequency rank
- 27634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ehen | Emden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ehe | eine Stadt in Niedersachsen, Deutschland |
Where the eye mixes Ehen and Emden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Ehen with Emden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ehen is [ˈeːən] while Emden is [ˈɛmdn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ehen is recorded at frequency rank #13,583, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈeːən]. Emden is at rank #14,051, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈɛmdn̩].
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 27634, this pair ranks #1,798,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ehen vs Emden
Shared letters: en. Private to "Ehen": h. Private to "Emden": dm.
"Ehen" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "Emden" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ehen" for "Emden" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Ehen" or "Emden" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Ehen" and "Emden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Emden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,798,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ehen" and "Emden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Emden vs Eupen". 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 #1,798,560 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.