Which to use
“entführte” and “entführten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,027
- “entführte” frequency rank
- #32,503
- “entführten” frequency rank
- 62530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entführte | entführten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entführt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entführt |
Where the eye mixes entführte and entführten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. entführte runs 9 letters (VCCCVCCCV) against entführten's 10 (VCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entführte and entführten
A purely visual mix-up. entführte ([ɛntˈfyːɐ̯tə]) and entführten ([ɛntˈfyːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “entführte” sits inside “entführten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entführte is recorded at frequency rank #30,027, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈfyːɐ̯tə]. entführten is at rank #32,503, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈfyːɐ̯tn̩].
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 62530, this pair ranks #709,477 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entführte vs entführten
Shared letters: efhnrtü. Private to "entführte": -. Private to "entführten": -.
"entführte" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCCV · "entführten" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entführte" and "entführten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "entführte" or "entführten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entführte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entführten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #709,477 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entführte" and "entführten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einführte vs entführte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #709,477 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.