Which to use
“enden” and “ernten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,242
- “enden” frequency rank
- #12,066
- “ernten” frequency rank
- 15308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enden | ernten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aufhören, am Ende sein, zu Ende kommen | Nutzpflanzen von den Feldern einholen |
Where the eye mixes enden and ernten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: enden vs ernten
A purely visual mix-up. enden ([ˈɛndn̩]) and ernten ([ˈɛʁntn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enden is recorded at frequency rank #3,242, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɛndn̩]. ernten is at rank #12,066, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɛʁntn̩].
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 15308, this pair ranks #1,944,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enden vs ernten
Shared letters: en. Private to "enden": d. Private to "ernten": rt.
"enden" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "ernten" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enden" and "ernten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "enden" or "ernten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "enden" and "ernten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ernten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,944,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enden" and "ernten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ernten vs Exoten". 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 #1,944,881 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.