EisenvsevenTell them apart

Quick tell: Eisen is a noun, even is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Eisen” is a noun and “even” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,582
“Eisen” frequency rank
#18,532
“even” frequency rank
24114
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Eisen even
Definition chemisches Element, silberweißes, bei Feuchtigkeit leicht oxidierendes Metall eben, ausgeglichen

Letter map: Eisen vs even

Shared letters muted; letters that set Eisen and even apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
Eisen
4 ch
even

Role in the sentence - Eisen and even

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Eisen is anoun and evenanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Eisen is recorded at frequency rank #5,582, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯zn̩]. even is at rank #18,532, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].

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 24114, this pair ranks #1,852,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Eisen vs even

Shared letters: en. Private to "Eisen": is. Private to "even": v.

"Eisen" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC  ·  "even" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Eiseneiesn · eisenn · eisne · eissen · iesen
  • eveneevn · evenn · evne · evven · veen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Eisen" for "even" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Eisen" is a noun and "even" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Eisen" vs "even" - which ranks higher?
"Eisen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,582 in our German list, against #18,532 for "even". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "Eisen" vs "even" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Eisen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "even" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,852,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Eisen" and "even" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "even vs puzzles". 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 #1,852,180 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list