Which to use
“enge” and “ewige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,724
- “enge” frequency rank
- #7,914
- “ewige” frequency rank
- 11638
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enge | ewige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs eng | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ewig |
Where the eye mixes enge and ewige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses enge with ewige
A purely visual mix-up. enge ([ˈɛŋə]) and ewige ([ˈeːvɪɡə]) 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 11638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enge is recorded at frequency rank #3,724, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛŋə]. ewige is at rank #7,914, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːvɪɡə].
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 11638, this pair ranks #1,968,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enge vs ewige
Shared letters: eg. Private to "enge": n. Private to "ewige": iw.
"enge" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ewige" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enge" and "ewige" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "enge" vs "ewige" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "enge" and "ewige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ewige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enge" and "ewige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enge vs Erle". 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 #1,968,756 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.