Which to use
“enthaltene” and “enthaltenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,555
- “enthaltene” frequency rank
- #10,463
- “enthaltenen” frequency rank
- 30018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enthaltene | enthaltenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs enthalten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs enthalten |
Where the eye mixes enthaltene and enthaltenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: enthaltene vs enthaltenen
A purely visual mix-up. enthaltene ([ɛntˈhaltənə]) and enthaltenen ([ɛntˈhaltənən]) 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) - “enthaltene” sits inside “enthaltenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enthaltene is recorded at frequency rank #19,555, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈhaltənə]. enthaltenen is at rank #10,463, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈhaltənən].
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 30018, this pair ranks #1,755,945 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enthaltene vs enthaltenen
Shared letters: aehlnt. Private to "enthaltene": -. Private to "enthaltenen": -.
"enthaltene" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCV · "enthaltenen" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enthaltene ← enhtaltene · ennthaltene · entahltene · enthaletne · enthalltene · enthalteen · enthaltnee · enthalttene
- enthaltenen ← enhtaltenen · ennthaltenen · entahltenen · enthaletnen · enthalltenen · enthalteenn · enthaltenenn · enthaltenne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enthaltene" for "enthaltenen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "enthaltene" or "enthaltenen"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "enthaltene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enthaltenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,755,945 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enthaltene" and "enthaltenen" 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 #1,755,945 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.