entfälltvsenthülltWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“entfällt” and “enthüllt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,707
“entfällt” frequency rank
#11,642
“enthüllt” frequency rank
21349
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entfällt enthüllt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs entfallen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs enthüllen

Where the eye mixes entfällt and enthüllt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entfällt and enthüllt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
entfällt
8 ch
enthüllt

Look-alike desk: entfällt vs enthüllt

A purely visual mix-up. entfällt ([ɛntˈfɛlt]) and enthüllt ([ɛntˈhʏlt]) 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 21349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entfällt is recorded at frequency rank #9,707, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈfɛlt]. enthüllt is at rank #11,642, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈhʏlt].

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 21349, this pair ranks #1,887,322 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of entfällt vs enthüllt

Shared letters: elnt. Private to "entfällt": fä. Private to "enthüllt": hü.

"entfällt" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC  ·  "enthüllt" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entfällt" for "enthüllt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɛntˈfɛlt] versus [ɛntˈhʏlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "entfällt" vs "enthüllt" - which ranks higher?
"entfällt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,707 in our German list, against #11,642 for "enthüllt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entfällt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "enthüllt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,887,322 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entfällt" and "enthüllt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enthüllt vs enthüllte". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,887,322 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