enthüllenvsenthülltWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“enthüllen” and “enthüllt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,172
“enthüllen” frequency rank
#11,642
“enthüllt” frequency rank
39814
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enthüllen enthüllt
Definition die Verhüllung, Hülle oder Abdeckung entfernen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs enthüllen

Where the eye mixes enthüllen and enthüllt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. enthüllen runs 9 letters (VCCCVCCVC) against enthüllt's 8 (VCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
enthüllen
8 ch
enthüllt

Why the eye confuses enthüllen with enthüllt

A purely visual mix-up. enthüllen ([ɛntˈhʏlən]) and enthüllt ([ɛntˈhʏlt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

enthüllen is recorded at frequency rank #28,172, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈhʏlən]. enthüllt is at rank #11,642, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈhʏlt].

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 39814, this pair ranks #1,526,149 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of enthüllen vs enthüllt

Shared letters: ehlntü. Private to "enthüllen": -. Private to "enthüllt": -.

"enthüllen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC  ·  "enthüllt" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "enthüllen" and "enthüllt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɛntˈhʏlən] versus [ɛntˈhʏlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "enthüllen" vs "enthüllt" - which ranks higher?
"enthüllt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,642 in our German list, against #28,172 for "enthüllen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "enthüllen" and "enthüllt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "enthüllen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "enthüllt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,526,149 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enthüllen" and "enthüllt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enthüllen vs enthüllte". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,526,149 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list