Which to use
“enthalte” and “enthalten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,618
- “enthalte” frequency rank
- #1,658
- “enthalten” frequency rank
- 36276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enthalte | enthalten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs enthalten | so beschaffen sein, dass das eine (mit dem stets nötigen Akkusativ-Objekt Bezeichnete) ein Teil des anderen (des mit dem Subjekt Bezeichneten) ist; einen Inhalt haben; bestehen aus |
Where the eye mixes enthalte and enthalten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. enthalte runs 8 letters (VCCCVCCV) against enthalten's 9 (VCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: enthalte vs enthalten
A purely visual mix-up. enthalte ([ɛntˈhaltə]) and enthalten ([ɛntˈhaltn̩]) 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) - “enthalte” sits inside “enthalten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enthalte is recorded at frequency rank #34,618, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈhaltə]. enthalten is at rank #1,658, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈhaltn̩].
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 36276, this pair ranks #1,619,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enthalte vs enthalten
Shared letters: aehlnt. Private to "enthalte": -. Private to "enthalten": -.
"enthalte" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV · "enthalten" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enthalte" for "enthalten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "enthalte" or "enthalten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "enthalte" and "enthalten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enthalte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enthalten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,619,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enthalte" and "enthalten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enthalte vs enthüllte". 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 #1,619,645 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.