even

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The verdict

“even” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,532. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,532
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eben, ausgeglichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-even · even · German

even · rank #18,532 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,532
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erzählst

Nearest frequency peer: erzählst (-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 „even“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „even“ 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).

even vs eye
50% similar
even vs EVP
0% similar
even vs ewe
50% similar

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

Key facts for even
PropertyValue
Headwordeven
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,532
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „even“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).evenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erzählst“ (#18,531), „exklusiven“ (#18,533), „erprobt“ (#18,530). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „even“ bei #18,532. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around even (IPA […]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,532 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for even, with forms such as "eevn", "evenn", and "evne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "eye", "EVP", "ewe", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 even, spelled E-V-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eben, ausgeglichen
  2. 2
    ohne Nachkommastelle

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The surface is even.
  2. The number seven is even, number 6,6 is not.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eevn
  • evenn
  • evne
  • evven
  • veen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of even - 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.

eevn2evenn1evne2evven1veen2
Edit distance from "even"

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 "even"?
"even" is spelled E-V-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "even" mean?
As an adjective, "even" means: eben, ausgeglichen
What words are commonly confused with "even"?
"even" is commonly confused with "eye", "EVP", "ewe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "even"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "even" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "even" come from?
"even" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fish#18,543drop#18,515burn#18,504bird#18,499

Similar misspelling depth

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

hour5 variantsAarau5 variantsLola5 variantsMeere5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list