Which to use
“even” is an adjective and “irma” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,532
- “even” frequency rank
- #31,627
- “irma” frequency rank
- 50159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | even | irma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eben, ausgeglichen | der Arm |
Letter map: even vs irma
Shared letters muted; letters that set even and irma apart highlighted. No shared letter run. even (VCVC) and irma (VCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: even vs irma
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: even is anadjective and irmaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
even is recorded at frequency rank #18,532, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. irma is at rank #31,627, tagged as anoun, 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 50159, this pair ranks #1,184,386 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of even vs irma
Shared letters: none. Private to "even": env. Private to "irma": aimr.
"even" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "irma" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "even" and "irma" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "even" or "irma" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "even" and "irma". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "even" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,184,386 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "even" and "irma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "irma 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 #1,184,386 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.