Which to use
“entlarven” and “entlassen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,385
- “entlarven” frequency rank
- #3,435
- “entlassen” frequency rank
- 29820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entlarven | entlassen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden oder etwas demaskieren | jemandem erlauben zu gehen |
Where the eye mixes entlarven and entlassen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entlarven and entlassen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: entlarven vs entlassen
A purely visual mix-up. entlarven ([ɛntˈlaʁfn̩]) and entlassen ([ɛntˈlasn̩]) 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 29820, 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]. entlassen is at rank #3,435, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈlasn̩].
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 29820, this pair ranks #1,759,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entlarven vs entlassen
Shared letters: aelnt. Private to "entlarven": rv. Private to "entlassen": s.
"entlarven" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "entlassen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entlarven" and "entlassen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "entlarven" or "entlassen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "entlarven" and "entlassen" 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 "entlassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,759,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entlarven" and "entlassen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entladen vs entlarven". 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 #1,759,651 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.