Which to use
“eine” is a determiner and “Enz” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19
- “eine” frequency rank
- #43,842
- “Enz” frequency rank
- 43861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eine | Enz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | [1] Nominativ Singular Femininum des unbestimmten Artikels ein | ein Fluss in Deutschland, Nebenfluss des Neckars |
Where the eye mixes eine and Enz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: eine vs Enz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eine is [ˈaɪ̯nə] while Enz is [ɛnt͡s]. 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 (determiner vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eine is recorded at frequency rank #19, classified as adet, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nə]. Enz is at rank #43,842, tagged as aname, pronounced [ɛnt͡s].
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 43861, this pair ranks #1,404,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eine vs Enz
Shared letters: en. Private to "eine": i. Private to "Enz": z.
"eine" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "Enz" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eine ← eien · einne · enie · iene
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eine" for "Enz" ever safe?
Which is more common, "eine" or "Enz"?
After this comparison
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 "Enz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,404,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eine" and "Enz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Enz vs eo". 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 #1,404,604 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.