Which to use
“endet” is a verb and “enges” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,335
- “endet” frequency rank
- #23,912
- “enges” frequency rank
- 26247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | endet | enges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs enden | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eng |
Where the eye mixes endet and enges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. endet and enges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between endet and enges
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: endet is [ˈɛndət] while enges is [ˈɛŋəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26247, 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]. enges is at rank #23,912, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛŋəs].
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 26247, this pair ranks #1,821,010 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of endet vs enges
Shared letters: en. Private to "endet": dt. Private to "enges": gs.
"endet" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "enges" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "endet" for "enges" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "endet" or "enges" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "endet" and "enges" 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 "enges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,821,010 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "endet" and "enges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Eggers vs enges". 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 #1,821,010 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.