Which to use
“Enklave” and “Exklave” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,110
- “Enklave” frequency rank
- #32,516
- “Exklave” frequency rank
- 80626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Enklave | Exklave |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vom eigenen Gebiet umschlossener Teil eines fremden Gebiets | von fremdem Gebiet umschlossener Teil des eigenen Gebiets |
Where the eye mixes Enklave and Exklave
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Enklave and Exklave follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Enklave with Exklave
A purely visual mix-up. Enklave ([ɛnˈklaːvə]) and Exklave ([ɛksˈklaːvə]) 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 a single letter - n in “Enklave” becomes x in “Exklave”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Enklave is recorded at frequency rank #48,110, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛnˈklaːvə]. Exklave is at rank #32,516, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛksˈklaːvə].
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 80626, this pair ranks #191,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Enklave vs Exklave
Shared letters: aeklv. Private to "Enklave": n. Private to "Exklave": x.
"Enklave" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "Exklave" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Enklave" for "Exklave" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Enklave" or "Exklave"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Enklave" and "Exklave" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Enklave" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Exklave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Enklave" and "Exklave" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Enklave vs erkläre". 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 #191,865 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.