Ebene

[ˈeːbənə]

/[ˈeːbənə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ebene” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,875 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,875
frequency rank, German
5
letters
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ungekrümmte, planare Fläche

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ebene vs een
40% similar
Ebene vs eine
40% similar
Ebene vs Ehen
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ebene
PropertyValue
HeadwordEbene
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːbənə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,875
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ebene” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Ebene lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Ebene is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeːbənə]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,875 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ebene, with forms such as "beene", "ebbene", and "ebeen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "een", "eine", "Ehen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ebene, spelled E-B-E-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ungekrümmte, planare Fläche
  2. 2
    lang ausgestreckte, flache, hügelfreie Landschaft unabhängig von ihrer Höhe über dem Meer
  3. 3
    Schicht in einem mehrschichtigen Konstrukt, zum Beispiel in einer politischen oder wirtschaftlichen Organisation
  4. 4
    die Euklidische Ebene, ein zweidimensionaler Vektorraum
  5. 5
    Geschoss, Etage in einem Gebäude
  6. 6
    planare Molekularstruktur
  7. 7
    aus einer transparenten Folie bestehende oder mit einer solchen Folie vergleichbare Einheit, in der Zeichnungsobjekte untereinander in Beziehung stehen
  8. 8
    logische Gliederung von raumbezogenen Objekten in einem Geoinformationssystem

Synonyms

FlachlandNiederungPlateauPlatteTafelTieflandSchichtGeschossebeneNiveauPlattformStufeLevel

Antonyms

Fastebene

This word in other languages

plane(English)plano(Español)plan(Français)planície(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: beene,ebbene,ebeen,ebenne,ebnee,eebne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ebene - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

beene2ebbene1ebeen2ebenne1ebnee2eebne2
Edit distance from "Ebene"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ebene"?
"Ebene" is spelled E-B-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːbənə].
What does "Ebene" mean?
As a noun, "Ebene" means: ungekrümmte, planare Fläche
What words are commonly confused with "Ebene"?
"Ebene" is commonly confused with "een", "eine", "Ehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ebene"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ebene" is [ˈeːbənə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ebene" come from?
"Ebene" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Ebene”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-B-E-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈeːbənə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “een” - see the side-by-side comparison. Ebene vs een
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list