Which to use
“enthalten” is a verb and “enthaltene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,658
- “enthalten” frequency rank
- #19,555
- “enthaltene” frequency rank
- 21213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enthalten | enthaltene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs enthalten |
Where the eye mixes enthalten and enthaltene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. enthalten runs 9 letters (VCCCVCCVC) against enthaltene's 10 (VCCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: enthalten vs enthaltene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enthalten is [ɛntˈhaltn̩] while enthaltene is [ɛntˈhaltənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “enthalten” sits inside “enthaltene”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enthalten is recorded at frequency rank #1,658, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈhaltn̩]. enthaltene is at rank #19,555, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈhaltənə].
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 21213, this pair ranks #1,888,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enthalten vs enthaltene
Shared letters: aehlnt. Private to "enthalten": -. Private to "enthaltene": -.
"enthalten" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "enthaltene" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- enthalten ← enhtalten · ennthalten · entahlten · enthaletn · enthallten · enthaltenn · enthaltne · enthaltten
- enthaltene ← enhtaltene · ennthaltene · entahltene · enthaletne · enthalltene · enthalteen · enthaltnee · enthalttene
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enthalten" and "enthaltene" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "enthalten" or "enthaltene" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "enthalten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enthaltene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,888,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enthalten" and "enthaltene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entfaltete vs enthaltene". 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 #1,888,912 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.