Which to use
“eine” is a determiner and “Enns” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19
- “eine” frequency rank
- #35,161
- “Enns” frequency rank
- 35180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eine | Enns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | [1] Nominativ Singular Femininum des unbestimmten Artikels ein | der österreichische Fluss Enns |
Where the eye mixes eine and Enns
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses eine with Enns
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eine is [ˈaɪ̯nə] while Enns is [ɛns]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35180, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eine is recorded at frequency rank #19, classified as adet, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nə]. Enns is at rank #35,161, tagged as aname, pronounced [ɛns].
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 35180, this pair ranks #1,646,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eine vs Enns
Shared letters: en. Private to "eine": i. Private to "Enns": s.
"eine" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "Enns" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eine" and "Enns" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "eine" or "Enns"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "eine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Enns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,646,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eine" and "Enns" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Edna vs Enns". 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 #1,646,098 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.