Which to use
“even” is an adjective and “exes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #108
- “even” frequency rank
- #26,415
- “exes” frequency rank
- 26523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | even | exes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Flat and level. | plural of ex |
Where the eye mixes even and exes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: even is /ˈiː.vən/ while exes is /ˈɛksəz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
even is recorded at frequency rank #108, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈiː.vən/. exes is at rank #26,415, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛksəz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 26523, this pair ranks #386,056 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of even vs exes
Shared letters: e. Private to "even": nv. Private to "exes": sx.
"even" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "exes" · 4 letters · shape VCVC