Which to use
“entfernte” and “entfernten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,362
- “entfernte” frequency rank
- #8,551
- “entfernten” frequency rank
- 17913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entfernte | entfernten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entfernt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entfernt |
Where the eye mixes entfernte and entfernten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. entfernte runs 9 letters (VCCCVCCCV) against entfernten's 10 (VCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entfernte and entfernten
A purely visual mix-up. entfernte ([ɛntˈfɛʁntə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “entfernte” sits inside “entfernten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entfernte is recorded at frequency rank #9,362, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈfɛʁntə]. 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 17913, this pair ranks #1,923,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entfernte vs entfernten
Shared letters: efnrt. Private to "entfernte": -. Private to "entfernten": -.
"entfernte" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCCV · "entfernten" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entfernte ← enfternte · enntfernte · entefrnte · entfenrte · entfernet · entfernnte · entferntte · entferrnte
- entfernten ← enfternten · enntfernten · entefrnten · entfenrten · entfernetn · entfernnten · entferntenn · entferntne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entfernte" for "entfernten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "entfernte" or "entfernten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "entfernte" and "entfernten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entfernte" 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 #1,923,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entfernte" and "entfernten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entfernte 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 #1,923,128 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.