Which to use
“entfernen” is a verb and “entfernter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,516
- “entfernen” frequency rank
- #43,142
- “entfernter” frequency rank
- 46658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entfernen | entfernter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hinwegnehmen oder herausnehmen; dafür sorgen, dass jemand oder etwas nicht da ist | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entfernt |
Where the eye mixes entfernen and entfernter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. entfernen runs 9 letters (VCCCVCCVC) against entfernter's 10 (VCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entfernen and entfernter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entfernen is [ɛntˈfɛʁnən] while entfernter is [ɛntˈfɛʁntɐ]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entfernen is recorded at frequency rank #3,516, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈfɛʁnən]. entfernter is at rank #43,142, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈfɛʁntɐ].
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 46658, this pair ranks #1,311,571 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entfernen vs entfernter
Shared letters: efnrt. Private to "entfernen": -. Private to "entfernter": -.
"entfernen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "entfernter" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entfernen ← enfternen · enntfernen · entefrnen · entfenren · entferenn · entfernenn · entfernne · entfernnen
- entfernter ← enfternter · enntfernter · entefrnter · entfenrter · entfernetr · entfernnter · entfernterr · entferntre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entfernen" and "entfernter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entfernen" vs "entfernter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "entfernen" and "entfernter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entfernen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entfernter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,311,571 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entfernen" and "entfernter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entferne vs entfernter". 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 #1,311,571 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.