Which to use
“even” is an adjective and “eyes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,532
- “even” frequency rank
- #17,880
- “eyes” frequency rank
- 36412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | even | eyes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eben, ausgeglichen | Plural des Substantivs eye |
Letter map: even vs eyes
Shared letters muted; letters that set even and eyes apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for even / eyes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: even is anadjective and eyesanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
even is recorded at frequency rank #18,532, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. eyes is at rank #17,880, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aɪz].
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 36412, this pair ranks #1,616,251 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of even vs eyes
Shared letters: e. Private to "even": nv. Private to "eyes": sy.
"even" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "eyes" · 4 letters · shape VVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "even" and "eyes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "even" vs "eyes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "even" and "eyes". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "even" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eyes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,616,251 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "even" and "eyes" 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 #1,616,251 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.