# eng vs et

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### eng
*adjective · IPA [ɛŋ] · frequency rank #2,242*
schmal, nahe anliegend; von relativ geringer Ausdehnung

### et
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #1,447*
Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs eat

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