ebnen

/[ˈeːbnən]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,123

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

ebnen is aGermanverb. It means: etwas auf eine Ebene oder die gleiche Höhe bringen; eben machen Pronounced [ˈeːbnən]. Often confused with een and eine.

Key facts for ebnen
PropertyValue
Headwordebnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈeːbnən]
Letters5
Frequency rank#41,123
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ebnen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ebnen is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeːbnən]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,123 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "etwas auf eine Ebene oder die gleiche Höhe bringen; eben machen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for ebnen, with forms such as "benen", "ebbnen", and "ebnenn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "een", "eine", "Ehen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is ebnen, spelled E-B-N-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas auf eine Ebene oder die gleiche Höhe bringen; eben machen

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: benen,ebbnen,ebnenn,ebnne,ebnnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ebnen

Misspelling Variants of "ebnen"

benen5ebbnen6ebnenn6ebnne5ebnnen6
Misspelling Variants of "ebnen"

Frequency rank: #41,123 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ebnen"?
"ebnen" is spelled E-B-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːbnən].
What does "ebnen" mean?
As a verb, "ebnen" means: etwas auf eine Ebene oder die gleiche Höhe bringen; eben machen
What words are commonly confused with "ebnen"?
"ebnen" 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 "ebnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ebnen" is [ˈeːbnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ebnen" come from?
"ebnen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.