Which to use
“enthoben” and “entzogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,026
- “enthoben” frequency rank
- #9,183
- “entzogen” frequency rank
- 40209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enthoben | entzogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs entheben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entziehen |
Where the eye mixes enthoben and entzogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. enthoben and entzogen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between enthoben and entzogen
A purely visual mix-up. enthoben ([ɛntˈhoːbn̩]) and entzogen ([ɛntˈt͡soːɡn̩]) 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 40209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enthoben is recorded at frequency rank #31,026, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈhoːbn̩]. entzogen is at rank #9,183, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈt͡soːɡn̩].
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 40209, this pair ranks #1,515,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enthoben vs entzogen
Shared letters: enot. Private to "enthoben": bh. Private to "entzogen": gz.
"enthoben" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "entzogen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enthoben" and "entzogen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "enthoben" vs "entzogen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "enthoben" and "entzogen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enthoben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entzogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,515,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enthoben" and "entzogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entzog vs entzogen". 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 #1,515,039 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.