Which to use
“even” and “evil” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,532
- “even” frequency rank
- #15,620
- “evil” frequency rank
- 34152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | even | evil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eben, ausgeglichen | böse |
Letter map: even vs evil
Shared letters muted; letters that set even and evil apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - even / evil
even and evil 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
even is recorded at frequency rank #18,532, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. evil is at rank #15,620, tagged as anadj, 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 34152, this pair ranks #1,669,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of even vs evil
Shared letters: ev. Private to "even": n. Private to "evil": il.
"even" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "evil" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "even" for "evil" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "even" or "evil" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "even" vs "evil" 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 "evil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,669,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "even" and "evil" 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 #1,669,907 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.