Which to use
“entfalten” and “entfaltet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,643
- “entfalten” frequency rank
- #15,873
- “entfaltet” frequency rank
- 26516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entfalten | entfaltet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas Gefaltetes auspacken | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs entfalten |
Where the eye mixes entfalten and entfaltet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. entfalten and entfaltet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between entfalten and entfaltet
A purely visual mix-up. entfalten ([ɛntˈfaltn̩]) and entfaltet ([ɛntˈfaltət]) 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 “entfalten” becomes t in “entfaltet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entfalten is recorded at frequency rank #10,643, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈfaltn̩]. entfaltet is at rank #15,873, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈfaltət].
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 26516, this pair ranks #1,816,846 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entfalten vs entfaltet
Shared letters: aeflnt. Private to "entfalten": -. Private to "entfaltet": -.
"entfalten" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "entfaltet" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entfalten" and "entfaltet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entfalten" vs "entfaltet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "entfalten" and "entfaltet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entfalten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entfaltet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,816,846 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entfalten" and "entfaltet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entfaltet vs entfaltete". 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 #1,816,846 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.