# Essen vs even

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Essen
*name · frequency rank #38,392*
A major industrial city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany.

### even
*adjective · IPA /ˈiː.vən/ · frequency rank #108*
Flat and level.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/essen-vs-even