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“Endes” and “Enkel” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,640
- “Endes” frequency rank
- #6,291
- “Enkel” frequency rank
- 17931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Endes | Enkel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ende | (männliches) Kind des eigenen Sohnes oder der eigenen Tochter |
Where the eye mixes Endes and Enkel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Endes vs Enkel
A purely visual mix-up. Endes ([ˈɛndəs]) and Enkel ([ˈɛŋkl̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Endes is recorded at frequency rank #11,640, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛndəs]. Enkel is at rank #6,291, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛŋkl̩].
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 17931, this pair ranks #1,922,960 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Endes vs Enkel
Shared letters: en. Private to "Endes": ds. Private to "Enkel": kl.
"Endes" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "Enkel" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Endes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Enkel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,922,960 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Endes" and "Enkel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ede vs Endes". 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 #1,922,960 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.