Which to use
“Enthaltung” and “Enthüllung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,491
- “Enthaltung” frequency rank
- #22,320
- “Enthüllung” frequency rank
- 59811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Enthaltung | Enthüllung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | „das meistens freiwillige Sichenthalten von Genüssen, Essen oder Trinken“ | Entschleierung eines Gegenstandes durch Entfernung bedeckender Materialien |
Where the eye mixes Enthaltung and Enthüllung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Enthaltung and Enthüllung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Enthaltung vs Enthüllung
A purely visual mix-up. Enthaltung ([ɛntˈhaltʊŋ]) and Enthüllung ([ɛntˈhʏlʊŋ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Enthaltung is recorded at frequency rank #37,491, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛntˈhaltʊŋ]. Enthüllung is at rank #22,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛntˈhʏlʊŋ].
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 59811, this pair ranks #810,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Enthaltung vs Enthüllung
Shared letters: eghlntu. Private to "Enthaltung": a. Private to "Enthüllung": ü.
"Enthaltung" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCC · "Enthüllung" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Enthaltung ← enhtaltung · ennthaltung · entahltung · enthalltung · enthaltnug · enthalttung · enthaltugn · enthaltungg
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Enthaltung" and "Enthüllung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Enthaltung" or "Enthüllung"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Enthaltung" and "Enthüllung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Enthaltung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Enthüllung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #810,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Enthaltung" and "Enthüllung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Enthaltung vs Enthaltungen". 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 #810,457 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.