Which to use
“echte” is an adjective and “Ente” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,691
- “echte” frequency rank
- #10,642
- “Ente” frequency rank
- 12333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echte | Ente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs echt | kleinerer Wasservogel aus der Familie der Entenvögel (Anatidae), speziell |
Where the eye mixes echte and Ente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: echte vs Ente
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: echte is [ˈɛçtə] while Ente is [ˈɛntə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
echte is recorded at frequency rank #1,691, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛçtə]. Ente is at rank #10,642, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛntə].
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 12333, this pair ranks #1,964,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of echte vs Ente
Shared letters: et. Private to "echte": ch. Private to "Ente": n.
"echte" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "Ente" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "echte" and "Ente" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "echte" vs "Ente" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "echte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,964,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echte" and "Ente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ente vs Erle". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,964,794 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.