entrevsErnteTell them apart

Quick tell: entre is a verb, Ernte is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“entre” is a verb and “Ernte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,711
“entre” frequency rank
#7,313
“Ernte” frequency rank
46024
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entre Ernte
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs entern sämtliche Arbeiten, die zum Einbringen landwirtschaftlicher Gewächse und Früchte notwendig sind

Where the eye mixes entre and Ernte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
entre
5 ch
Ernte

Look-alike desk: entre vs Ernte

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entre is [ˈɛntʁə] while Ernte is [ˈɛʁntə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entre is recorded at frequency rank #38,711, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɛntʁə]. Ernte is at rank #7,313, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛʁntə].

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 46024, this pair ranks #1,333,100 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entre vs Ernte

Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entre": -. Private to "Ernte": -.

"entre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV  ·  "Ernte" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entreenntre · enter · entrre · enttre · etnre · netre
  • Ernteenrte · ernet · ernnte · erntte · errnte · ertne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entre" for "Ernte" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "entre" is a verb and "Ernte" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "entre" vs "Ernte" - which ranks higher?
"Ernte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,313 in our German list, against #38,711 for "entre". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ernte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,333,100 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entre" and "Ernte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entre vs euere". 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 #1,333,100 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