Which to use
“Ente” and “Erde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,642
- “Ente” frequency rank
- #1,073
- “Erde” frequency rank
- 11715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ente | Erde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleinerer Wasservogel aus der Familie der Entenvögel (Anatidae), speziell | der feste Boden, die Landoberfläche von ^([3]) |
Where the eye mixes Ente and Erde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Ente and Erde follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Ente vs Erde
A purely visual mix-up. Ente ([ˈɛntə]) and Erde ([ˈeːɐ̯də]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ente is recorded at frequency rank #10,642, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛntə]. Erde is at rank #1,073, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeːɐ̯də].
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 11715, this pair ranks #1,968,325 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ente vs Erde
Shared letters: e. Private to "Ente": nt. Private to "Erde": dr.
"Ente" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "Erde" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ente" and "Erde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Ente" vs "Erde" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Ente" and "Erde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Erde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,325 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ente" and "Erde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ente vs Erle". 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 #1,968,325 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.