# Ekel vs even

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ekel
*noun · IPA [ˈeːkl̩] · frequency rank #17,563*
starker körperlicher Abscheu

### even
*adjective · IPA […] · frequency rank #18,532*
eben, ausgeglichen

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