evenvseveryConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#18,532
“even” frequency rank
#18,231
“every” frequency rank
36763
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature even every
Definition eben, ausgeglichen jeder

Letter map: even vs every

Shared letters muted; letters that set even and every apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
even
5 ch
every

Pair insight - even / every

even and every are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

even is recorded at frequency rank #18,532, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. every is at rank #18,231, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛvɹi].

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 36763, this pair ranks #1,607,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of even vs every

Shared letters: ev. Private to "even": n. Private to "every": ry.

"even" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "every" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eveneevn · evenn · evne · evven · veen
  • everyeevry · everry · everyy · eveyr · evrey · evvery · veery

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "even" and "every" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "even" vs "every" - which ranks higher?
"every" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,231 in our German list, against #18,532 for "even". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "even" and "every".

  • Full dictionary entry for "even" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "every" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,607,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "even" and "every" 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 #1,607,279 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