EndevseveWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Ende” and “eve” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#198
“Ende” frequency rank
#16,139
“eve” frequency rank
16337
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ende eve
Definition Abschluss eines zeitlichen Vorganges die Tageszeit nach dem Nachmittag, die beginnt, wenn die Sonne den Horizont erreicht und endet bei völliger Dunkelheit; dem Abend geht der Tag voran und auf den Abend folgt die Nacht

Where the eye mixes Ende and eve

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Ende
3 ch
eve

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Ende ([ˈɛndə]) and eve ([iːv]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ende is recorded at frequency rank #198, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛndə]. eve is at rank #16,139, tagged as anoun, pronounced [iːv].

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 16337, this pair ranks #1,936,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Ende vs eve

Shared letters: e. Private to "Ende": dn. Private to "eve": v.

"Ende" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "eve" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Endeedne · endde · ened · ennde · nede

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Ende" and "eve" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɛndə] versus [iːv]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Ende" or "eve"?
"Ende" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #198 in our German list, against #16,139 for "eve". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "Ende" and "eve". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,936,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ende" and "eve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Erle vs eve". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list