Which to use
“engem” is an adjective and “Enten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,695
- “engem” frequency rank
- #15,072
- “Enten” frequency rank
- 39767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | engem | Enten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eng | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ente |
Where the eye mixes engem and Enten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. engem and Enten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses engem with Enten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: engem is [ˈɛŋəm] while Enten is [ˈɛntn̩]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39767, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
engem is recorded at frequency rank #24,695, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛŋəm]. Enten is at rank #15,072, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛntn̩].
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 39767, this pair ranks #1,527,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of engem vs Enten
Shared letters: en. Private to "engem": gm. Private to "Enten": t.
"engem" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "Enten" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "engem" for "Enten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "engem" vs "Enten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "engem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Enten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,527,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "engem" and "Enten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "engem vs engstem". 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 #1,527,475 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.