Which to use
“entfernt” and “entfernten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #948
- “entfernt” frequency rank
- #8,551
- “entfernten” frequency rank
- 9499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entfernt | entfernten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weit weg gelegen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entfernt |
Where the eye mixes entfernt and entfernten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. entfernt runs 8 letters (VCCCVCCC) against entfernten's 10 (VCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entfernt with entfernten
A purely visual mix-up. entfernt ([ɛntˈfɛʁnt]) and entfernten ([ɛntˈfɛʁntn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “entfernt” sits inside “entfernten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entfernt is recorded at frequency rank #948, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈfɛʁnt]. entfernten is at rank #8,551, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈfɛʁntn̩].
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 9499, this pair ranks #1,979,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entfernt vs entfernten
Shared letters: efnrt. Private to "entfernt": -. Private to "entfernten": -.
"entfernt" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC · "entfernten" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entfernt ← enfternt · enntfernt · entefrnt · entfenrt · entfernnt · entferntt · entferrnt · entfertn
- entfernten ← enfternten · enntfernten · entefrnten · entfenrten · entfernetn · entfernnten · entferntenn · entferntne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entfernt" and "entfernten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "entfernt" or "entfernten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "entfernt" and "entfernten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entfernt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entfernten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,979,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entfernt" and "entfernten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entfernten 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 #1,979,652 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.