ebnen

[ˈeːbnən]

/[ˈeːbnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“ebnen” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,123. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,123
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas auf eine Ebene oder die gleiche Höhe bringen; eben machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ebnen · ebnen · German

ebnen · rank #41,123 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,123
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH eckige

Nearest frequency peer: eckige (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „ebnen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „ebnen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

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

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ebnen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ebnenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „eckige“ (#41,124), „Dänemarks“ (#41,121), „editieren“ (#41,125). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ebnen“ bei #41,123. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around ebnen (IPA [ˈeːbnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,123 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas auf eine Ebene oder die gleiche Höhe bringen; eben machen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for ebnen, with forms such as "benen", "ebbnen", and "ebnenn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ebnen, spelled E-B-N-E-N.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ebnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hier und da gibt es Mulden, und der Ball springt anders als auf Rasen. Deshalb müssen wir den Platz vor jedem Spiel mit einem Traktor ebnen.
  2. Letztlich war es die Intervention des Sachverständigen, die dem Vorschlag den Weg geebnet hat.

This word in other languages

level(English)allanar(Español)aplanir(Français)aplanar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • benen
  • ebbnen
  • ebnenn
  • ebnne
  • ebnnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ebnen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

benen2ebbnen1ebnenn1ebnne2ebnnen1
Edit distance from "ebnen"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ebnen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Donut#41,112Denny#41,106crème#41,102Bytes#41,093

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Duma5 variantsberiet5 variantsjoin5 variantsloco5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list