Which to use
“eisern” and “eiserne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,835
- “eisern” frequency rank
- #15,611
- “eiserne” frequency rank
- 59446
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eisern | eiserne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus dem Metall Eisen bestehend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eisern |
Where the eye mixes eisern and eiserne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: eisern vs eiserne
A purely visual mix-up. eisern ([ˈaɪ̯zɐn]) and eiserne ([ˈaɪ̯zɐnə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “eisern” sits inside “eiserne”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59446, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eisern is recorded at frequency rank #43,835, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯zɐn]. eiserne is at rank #15,611, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯zɐnə].
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 59446, this pair ranks #824,214 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eisern vs eiserne
Shared letters: einrs. Private to "eisern": -. Private to "eiserne": -.
"eisern" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC · "eiserne" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "eisern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eiserne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #824,214 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eisern" and "eiserne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eisern vs eiserner". 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 #824,214 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.