Which to use
“enden” is a verb and “even” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,242
- “enden” frequency rank
- #18,532
- “even” frequency rank
- 21774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enden | even |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aufhören, am Ende sein, zu Ende kommen | eben, ausgeglichen |
Letter map: enden vs even
Shared letters muted; letters that set enden and even apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - enden and even
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: enden is averb and evenanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enden is recorded at frequency rank #3,242, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɛndn̩]. 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 21774, this pair ranks #1,882,337 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enden vs even
Shared letters: en. Private to "enden": d. Private to "even": v.
"enden" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "even" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enden" for "even" ever safe?
Frequency check: "enden" vs "even" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "enden" and "even". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "enden" 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 #1,882,337 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enden" 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 #1,882,337 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.