Which to use
“endet” and “endete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,335
- “endet” frequency rank
- #5,075
- “endete” frequency rank
- 7410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | endet | endete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs enden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs enden |
Where the eye mixes endet and endete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. endet runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against endete's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses endet with endete
A purely visual mix-up. endet ([ˈɛndət]) and endete ([ˈɛndətə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “endet” sits inside “endete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
endet is recorded at frequency rank #2,335, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɛndət]. endete is at rank #5,075, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɛndətə].
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 7410, this pair ranks #1,988,258 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of endet vs endete
Shared letters: dent. Private to "endet": -. Private to "endete": -.
"endet" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "endete" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "endet" and "endete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "endet" or "endete" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "endet" and "endete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "endet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "endete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,988,258 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "endet" and "endete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "endete vs erntete". 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 #1,988,258 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.