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

#42,458
“entfaltete” frequency rank
#19,555
“enthaltene” frequency rank
62013
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entfaltete enthaltene
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entfaltet Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs enthalten

Where the eye mixes entfaltete and enthaltene

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. entfaltete and enthaltene follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
entfaltete
10 ch
enthaltene

Why the eye confuses entfaltete with enthaltene

A purely visual mix-up. entfaltete ([ɛntˈfaltətə]) and enthaltene ([ɛntˈhaltənə]) 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 62013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entfaltete is recorded at frequency rank #42,458, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈfaltətə]. enthaltene is at rank #19,555, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈhaltənə].

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 62013, this pair ranks #728,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entfaltete vs enthaltene

Shared letters: aelnt. Private to "entfaltete": f. Private to "enthaltene": h.

"entfaltete" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCV  ·  "enthaltene" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entfaltete ← enftaltete · enntfaltete · entafltete · entfalette · entfalltete · entfalteet · entfaltette · entfalttee
  • enthaltene ← enhtaltene · ennthaltene · entahltene · enthaletne · enthalltene · enthalteen · enthaltnee · enthalttene

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "entfaltete" and "enthaltene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɛntˈfaltətə] versus [ɛntˈhaltənə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "entfaltete" vs "enthaltene" - which ranks higher?
"enthaltene" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,555 in our German list, against #42,458 for "entfaltete". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "entfaltete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "enthaltene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #728,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entfaltete" and "enthaltene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entartete 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 #728,449 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