Which to use
“Enten” is a noun and “erntet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,072
- “Enten” frequency rank
- #25,992
- “erntet” frequency rank
- 41064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Enten | erntet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ente | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ernten |
Where the eye mixes Enten and erntet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Enten runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against erntet's 6 (VCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Enten and erntet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Enten is [ˈɛntn̩] while erntet is [ˈɛʁntət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Enten is recorded at frequency rank #15,072, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛntn̩]. erntet is at rank #25,992, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɛʁntət].
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 41064, this pair ranks #1,490,411 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Enten vs erntet
Shared letters: ent. Private to "Enten": -. Private to "erntet": r.
"Enten" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "erntet" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Enten" and "erntet" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Enten" or "erntet" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Enten" and "erntet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Enten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erntet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,490,411 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Enten" and "erntet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erntet vs erntete". 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 #1,490,411 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.