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

#26,385
“entlarven” frequency rank
#20,233
“entlarvt” frequency rank
46618
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entlarven entlarvt
Definition jemanden oder etwas demaskieren Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entlarven

Where the eye mixes entlarven and entlarvt

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

9 ch
entlarven
8 ch
entlarvt

Visual trap between entlarven and entlarvt

A purely visual mix-up. entlarven ([ɛntˈlaʁfn̩]) and entlarvt ([ɛntˈlaʁft]) 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 46618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entlarven is recorded at frequency rank #26,385, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈlaʁfn̩]. entlarvt is at rank #20,233, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈlaʁft].

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 46618, this pair ranks #1,312,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entlarven vs entlarvt

Shared letters: aelnrtv. Private to "entlarven": -. Private to "entlarvt": -.

"entlarven" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC  ·  "entlarvt" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entlarven ← enltarven · enntlarven · entalrven · entlarevn · entlarrven · entlarvenn · entlarvne · entlarvven
  • entlarvt ← enltarvt · enntlarvt · entalrvt · entlarrvt · entlartv · entlarvtt · entlarvvt · entlavrt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "entlarven" and "entlarvt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɛntˈlaʁfn̩] versus [ɛntˈlaʁft]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "entlarven" vs "entlarvt" - which ranks higher?
"entlarvt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,233 in our German list, against #26,385 for "entlarven". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "entlarven" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entlarvt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,312,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entlarven" and "entlarvt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entlarvt vs entlässt". 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 #1,312,924 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