Which to use
“entscheide” and “entscheiden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,062
- “entscheide” frequency rank
- #1,053
- “entscheiden” frequency rank
- 13115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entscheide | entscheiden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs entscheiden | eine Auswahl treffen, sich bestimmen |
Where the eye mixes entscheide and entscheiden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. entscheide runs 10 letters (VCCCCCVVCV) against entscheiden's 11 (VCCCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entscheide with entscheiden
A purely visual mix-up. entscheide ([ɛntˈʃaɪ̯də]) and entscheiden ([ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “entscheide” sits inside “entscheiden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entscheide is recorded at frequency rank #12,062, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈʃaɪ̯də]. entscheiden is at rank #1,053, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dn̩].
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 13115, this pair ranks #1,960,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entscheide vs entscheiden
Shared letters: cdehinst. Private to "entscheide": -. Private to "entscheiden": -.
"entscheide" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCCVVCV · "entscheiden" · 11 letters · shape VCCCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entscheide ← enntscheide · enstcheide · entcsheide · entsccheide · entscehide · entschedie · entscheidde · entscheied
- entscheiden ← enntscheiden · enstcheiden · entcsheiden · entsccheiden · entscehiden · entschedien · entscheidden · entscheidenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entscheide" for "entscheiden" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "entscheide" and "entscheiden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entscheide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entscheiden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entscheide" and "entscheiden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entscheide vs Entscheider". 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 #1,960,029 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.