# Enten vs essen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Enten
*noun · IPA [ˈɛntn̩] · frequency rank #15,072*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ente

### essen
*verb · IPA [ˈɛsn̩] · frequency rank #402*
feste Nahrung oral einnehmen

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