The difference between Eleven and One
When used as nouns, eleven means a cricket team of eleven players. hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "b" team, etc, whereas one means the digit or figure 1.
When used as numerals, eleven means the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. represented as 11 in arabic digits, whereas one means the represented by the.
One is also pronoun with the meaning: one thing (among a group of others).
One is also verb with the meaning: to cause to become one.
One is also adjective with the meaning: of a period of time, being particular.
check bellow for the other definitions of Eleven and One
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Eleven as a noun (cricket):
A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc.
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Eleven as a noun (football):
A football team of eleven players.
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Eleven as a noun (Internet, slang, sarcastic):
Used instead of ! to amplify an exclamation, imitating n00bs who forget to press the shift key while typing exclamation points.
Examples:
"A: ''SUM1 Hl3p ME im alwyz L0ziN!!?!"
"B: ''y d0nt u just g0 away l0zer!!1!!one!!one!!eleven!!1!"
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Eleven as a noun (countable, US, slang):
A number off the charts of a hypothetical scale of one to ten. An exceptional specimen, a physically attractive person. A very high level of intensity.
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One as a pronoun (impersonal pronoun, indefinite):
One thing (among a group of others); one member of a group.
Examples:
"The big one looks good.  I want the green one.  nowrap A good driver is one who drives carefully."
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One as a pronoun (impersonal pronoun, sometimes with "the"):
The first mentioned of two things or people, as opposed to the other.
Examples:
"She offered him an apple and an orange; he took one and left the other."
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One as a pronoun (indefinite personal pronoun):
Any person (applying to people in general).
Examples:
"One’s guilt may trouble one, but it is best not to let oneself be troubled by things which cannot nowrap be changed.  nowrap One shouldn’t be too quick to judge."
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One as a pronoun (pronoun):
Any person, entity or thing.
Examples:
"driver", noun: one who drives."
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One as a noun:
The digit or figure 1.
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One as a noun (mathematics):
The neutral element with respect to multiplication in a ring.
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One as a noun (US):
A one-dollar bill.
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One as a noun (cricket):
One run scored by hitting the ball and running between the wickets; a single.
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One as a noun:
A joke or amusing anecdote.
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One as a noun (colloquial):
A particularly special or compatible person or thing.
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One as a noun (Internet slang, leet, sarcastic):
Used instead of ! to amplify an exclamation, parodying unskilled typists who forget to press the shift key while typing exclamation points, thus typing "1".
Examples:
"A: ''SUM1 Hl3p ME im alwyz L0ziN!!?!"
"B: ''y d0nt u just g0 away l0zer!!1!!one!!one!!eleven!!1!"
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One as an adjective:
Of a period of time, being particular.
Examples:
"'One day the prince set forth to kill the dragon that had brought terror to his father’s kingdom for centuries."
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One as an adjective:
Being a single, unspecified thing; a; any.
Examples:
"My aunt used to say, "One day is just like the other."
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One as an adjective:
Sole, only.
Examples:
"He is the one man who can help you."
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One as an adjective:
Whole, entire.
Examples:
"Body and soul are not separate; they are one."
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One as an adjective:
In agreement.
Examples:
"We are one on the importance of learning."
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One as an adjective:
The same.
Examples:
"The two types look very different, but are one species."
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One as an adjective:
Being a preeminent example.
Examples:
"He is one hell of a guy."
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One as an adjective:
Being an unknown person with the specified name; see also "a certain".
Examples:
"The town records from 1843 showed the overnight incarceration of one “A. Lincoln”."
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One as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to unite.