Which to use
“entfalten” and “enthalten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,643
- “entfalten” frequency rank
- #1,658
- “enthalten” frequency rank
- 12301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entfalten | enthalten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas Gefaltetes auspacken | so beschaffen sein, dass das eine (mit dem stets nötigen Akkusativ-Objekt Bezeichnete) ein Teil des anderen (des mit dem Subjekt Bezeichneten) ist; einen Inhalt haben; bestehen aus |
Where the eye mixes entfalten and enthalten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. entfalten and enthalten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: entfalten vs enthalten
A purely visual mix-up. entfalten ([ɛntˈfaltn̩]) and enthalten ([ɛntˈhaltn̩]) 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 - f in “entfalten” becomes h in “enthalten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12301, 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]. enthalten is at rank #1,658, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈhaltn̩].
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 12301, this pair ranks #1,964,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entfalten vs enthalten
Shared letters: aelnt. Private to "entfalten": f. Private to "enthalten": h.
"entfalten" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "enthalten" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entfalten" for "enthalten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "entfalten" or "enthalten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "entfalten" and "enthalten" 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 "enthalten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,964,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entfalten" and "enthalten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entfalten 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 #1,964,991 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.