Which to use
“enthalte” is a verb and “enthüllte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,618
- “enthalte” frequency rank
- #42,459
- “enthüllte” frequency rank
- 77077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enthalte | enthüllte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs enthalten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs enthüllt |
Where the eye mixes enthalte and enthüllte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between enthalte and enthüllte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enthalte is [ɛntˈhaltə] while enthüllte is [ɛntˈhʏltə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77077, 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]. enthüllte is at rank #42,459, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈhʏltə].
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 77077, this pair ranks #269,010 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enthalte vs enthüllte
Shared letters: ehlnt. Private to "enthalte": a. Private to "enthüllte": ü.
"enthalte" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV · "enthüllte" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- enthalte ← enhtalte · ennthalte · entahlte · enthalet · enthallte · enthaltte · enthatle · enthhalte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enthalte" for "enthüllte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "enthalte" or "enthüllte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "enthalte" and "enthüllte" 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 "enthüllte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,010 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enthalte" and "enthüllte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enthüllen 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 #269,010 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.