Which to use
“entkommen” and “entnommen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,904
- “entkommen” frequency rank
- #9,708
- “entnommen” frequency rank
- 17612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entkommen | entnommen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine bedrohliche oder unangenehme Situation verlassen, hinter sich lassen, vermeiden | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entnehmen |
Where the eye mixes entkommen and entnommen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. entkommen and entnommen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses entkommen with entnommen
A purely visual mix-up. entkommen ([ɛntˈkɔmən]) and entnommen ([ɛntˈnɔmən]) 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 a single letter - k in “entkommen” becomes n in “entnommen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entkommen is recorded at frequency rank #7,904, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈkɔmən]. entnommen is at rank #9,708, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈnɔmən].
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 17612, this pair ranks #1,925,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entkommen vs entnommen
Shared letters: emnot. Private to "entkommen": k. Private to "entnommen": -.
"entkommen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "entnommen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entkommen" and "entnommen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entkommen" vs "entnommen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "entkommen" and "entnommen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entkommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entnommen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,925,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entkommen" and "entnommen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entkommen vs entkommt". 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 #1,925,851 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.