Which to use
“Entgelt” is a noun and “enthält” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,569
- “Entgelt” frequency rank
- #1,474
- “enthält” frequency rank
- 22043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Entgelt | enthält |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die in einem Vertrag vereinbarte Gegenleistung | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs enthalten |
Where the eye mixes Entgelt and enthält
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Entgelt and enthält follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Entgelt vs enthält
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Entgelt is [ɛntˈɡɛlt] while enthält is [ɛntˈhɛlt]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Entgelt is recorded at frequency rank #20,569, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛntˈɡɛlt]. enthält is at rank #1,474, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈhɛlt].
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 22043, this pair ranks #1,879,057 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Entgelt vs enthält
Shared letters: elnt. Private to "Entgelt": g. Private to "enthält": hä.
"Entgelt" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC · "enthält" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Entgelt ← engtelt · enntgelt · enteglt · entgellt · entgeltt · entgetl · entggelt · entglet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Entgelt" and "enthält" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Entgelt" vs "enthält" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Entgelt" and "enthält" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Entgelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enthält" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,879,057 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Entgelt" and "enthält" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entgeht vs Entgelt". 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 #1,879,057 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.