Which to use
“even” is an adjective and “laws” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,532
- “even” frequency rank
- #38,251
- “laws” frequency rank
- 56783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | even | laws |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eben, ausgeglichen | Plural des Substantivs law |
Letter map: even vs laws
Shared letters muted; letters that set even and laws apart highlighted. No shared letter run. even (VCVC) and laws (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: even vs laws
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: even is anadjective and lawsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
even is recorded at frequency rank #18,532, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. laws is at rank #38,251, 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 56783, this pair ranks #926,765 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of even vs laws
Shared letters: none. Private to "even": env. Private to "laws": alsw.
"even" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "laws" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "even" for "laws" ever safe?
Frequency check: "even" vs "laws" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "even" and "laws".
- Full dictionary entry for "even" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laws" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #926,765 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "even" and "laws" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laws 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 #926,765 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.