evenvskidsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: even is a adjective, kids is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“even” is an adjective and “kids” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,532
“even” frequency rank
#4,713
“kids” frequency rank
23245
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature even kids
Definition eben, ausgeglichen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kid

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set even and kids apart are highlighted. They share no common letter run, the confusion here is by sound, not by sight.

4 ch
even
4 ch
kids

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: even is anadjective and kidsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23245, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

even is recorded at frequency rank #18,532, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. kids is at rank #4,713, tagged as averb, 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 23245, this pair ranks #1,863,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of even vs kids

Shared letters: none. Private to "even": env. Private to "kids": diks.

"even" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "kids" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eveneevn · evenn · evne · evven · veen
  • kidsikds · kdis · kidds · kidss · kisd · kkids

Frequency comparison

even#18,532
kids#4,713

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "even" and "kids" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "even" is an adjective and "kids" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "even" or "kids"?
"kids" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,713 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.

Remembering even vs kids

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “even”; for a verb, it's “kids”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “even” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list