Which to use
“even” is an adjective and “ever” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,532
- “even” frequency rank
- #13,356
- “ever” frequency rank
- 31888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | even | ever |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eben, ausgeglichen | immer |
Letter map: even vs ever
Shared letters muted; letters that set even and ever apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: even vs ever
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: even is anadjective and everanadverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - n in “even” becomes r in “ever”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
even is recorded at frequency rank #18,532, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. ever is at rank #13,356, tagged as anadv, 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 31888, this pair ranks #1,718,999 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of even vs ever
Shared letters: ev. Private to "even": n. Private to "ever": r.
"even" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ever" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "even" and "ever" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "even" or "ever" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "even" vs "ever" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "even" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ever" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,718,999 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "even" and "ever" 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 #1,718,999 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.