# Ei vs Eis

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ei
*noun · IPA [aɪ̯] · frequency rank #3,110*
eine Keimzelle

### Eis
*noun · IPA [aɪ̯s] · frequency rank #2,144*
Wasser im festen Aggregatzustand; gefrorenes Wasser

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