EndkundenvsentbundenConfusable pair

Quick tell: Endkunden is a noun, entbunden is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Endkunden” is a noun and “entbunden” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,501
“Endkunden” frequency rank
#30,026
“entbunden” frequency rank
70527
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Endkunden entbunden
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Endkunde Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entbinden

Where the eye mixes Endkunden and entbunden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Endkunden and entbunden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
Endkunden
9 ch
entbunden

Visual trap between Endkunden and entbunden

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Endkunden is [ˈɛntˌkʊndən] while entbunden is [ɛntˈbʊndn̩]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Endkunden is recorded at frequency rank #40,501, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛntˌkʊndən]. entbunden is at rank #30,026, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈbʊndn̩].

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 70527, this pair ranks #443,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Endkunden vs entbunden

Shared letters: denu. Private to "Endkunden": k. Private to "entbunden": bt.

"Endkunden" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC  ·  "entbunden" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Endkunden ← ednkunden · enddkunden · endkkunden · endknuden · endkudnen · endkundden · endkundenn · endkundne
  • entbunden ← enbtunden · enntbunden · entbbunden · entbnuden · entbudnen · entbundden · entbundenn · entbundne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Endkunden" for "entbunden" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Endkunden" is a noun and "entbunden" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Endkunden" vs "entbunden" - which ranks higher?
"entbunden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,026 in our German list, against #40,501 for "Endkunden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Endkunden" and "entbunden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Endkunden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entbunden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #443,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Endkunden" and "entbunden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entbinden vs entbunden". 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 #443,664 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list