EndesvseyesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#11,640
“Endes” frequency rank
#17,880
“eyes” frequency rank
29520
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Endes eyes
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ende Plural des Substantivs eye

Where the eye mixes Endes and eyes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Endes runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against eyes's 4 (VVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Endes
4 ch
eyes

Visual trap between Endes and eyes

A purely visual mix-up. Endes ([ˈɛndəs]) and eyes ([aɪz]) 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 29520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Endes is recorded at frequency rank #11,640, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛndəs]. eyes is at rank #17,880, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aɪz].

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 29520, this pair ranks #1,765,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Endes vs eyes

Shared letters: es. Private to "Endes": dn. Private to "eyes": y.

"Endes" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "eyes" · 4 letters · shape VVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Endes ← ednes · enddes · endess · endse · eneds · enndes · nedes
  • eyes ← eeys · eyess · eyse · eyyes · yees

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Endes" for "eyes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɛndəs] versus [aɪz]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Endes" or "eyes" show up more?
"Endes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,640 in our German list, against #17,880 for "eyes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Endes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eyes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,765,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Endes" and "eyes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Efeu vs eyes". 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 #1,765,266 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