Which to use
“Entführer” is a noun and “entführte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,555
- “Entführer” frequency rank
- #30,027
- “entführte” frequency rank
- 59582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Entführer | entführte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der andere Menschen gegen ihren Willen an einen anderen Ort bringt, um dadurch ein Lösegeld zu erpressen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entführt |
Where the eye mixes Entführer and entführte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Entführer (VCCCVCCVC) and entführte (VCCCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Entführer with entführte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Entführer is [ɛntˈfyːʁɐ] while entführte is [ɛntˈfyːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Entführer is recorded at frequency rank #29,555, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛntˈfyːʁɐ]. entführte is at rank #30,027, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈfyːɐ̯tə].
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 59582, this pair ranks #819,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Entführer vs entführte
Shared letters: efhnrtü. Private to "Entführer": -. Private to "entführte": -.
"Entführer" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "entführte" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Entführer" and "entführte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Entführer" or "entführte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Entführer" and "entführte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Entführer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entführte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #819,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Entführer" and "entführte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einführte vs entführte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #819,175 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.