# item.guide
Side-by-Side Comparison Plug Types

Type E vs. Type K

Comparing 2 standards across 5 specifications. 3 key differences identified.

Comparing:
Type E
Type K
Type E →

Type E is the French/Belgian standard -- unusually, its round grounding pin is fixed in the socket, not the plug. It's used across France, Belgium, Poland, Slovakia, and Czechia, and a hybrid CEE 7/7 plug design bridges it with the incompatible German Type F.

View full Type E spec sheet →
Type K →

Type K is Denmark's standard -- two round power pins plus a separate round earth pin mounted on the plug, offset from center. Used exclusively in Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands; EU accession has allowed Schuko (Type F) sockets in Danish homes since the early 1990s.

View full Type K spec sheet →

Specification Comparison Table

5 Parameters
Parameter / Spec
Type E
Type K
Pin Count
2 round power pins; earth pin projects from the socket, not the plug 2 round power pins + 1 round/D-shaped earth pin (on the plug)
Rated Current
16 A 16 A
Rated Voltage
250 V 250 V
Grounded
Yes (mandatory) Yes
Common Regions
France, Belgium, Poland, Slovakia, Czechia Denmark, Greenland, Faroe Islands (exhaustive -- not used elsewhere)

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