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“entscheidende” and “entscheidendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,873
- “entscheidende” frequency rank
- #33,566
- “entscheidendes” frequency rank
- 38439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entscheidende | entscheidendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs entscheidend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs entscheidend |
Where the eye mixes entscheidende and entscheidendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. entscheidende runs 13 letters (VCCCCCVVCVCCV) against entscheidendes's 14 (VCCCCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entscheidende with entscheidendes
A purely visual mix-up. entscheidende ([ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dn̩də]) and entscheidendes ([ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dn̩dəs]) 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) - “entscheidende” sits inside “entscheidendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entscheidende is recorded at frequency rank #4,873, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dn̩də]. entscheidendes is at rank #33,566, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dn̩dəs].
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 38439, this pair ranks #1,563,936 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entscheidende vs entscheidendes
Shared letters: cdehinst. Private to "entscheidende": -. Private to "entscheidendes": -.
"entscheidende" · 13 letters · shape VCCCCCVVCVCCV · "entscheidendes" · 14 letters · shape VCCCCCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entscheidende ← enntscheidende · enstcheidende · entcsheidende · entsccheidende · entscehidende · entschediende · entscheiddende · entscheidedne
- entscheidendes ← enntscheidendes · enstcheidendes · entcsheidendes · entsccheidendes · entscehidendes · entschediendes · entscheiddendes · entscheidednes
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "entscheidende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entscheidendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,563,936 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entscheidende" and "entscheidendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entscheidender vs entscheidendes". 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 #1,563,936 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.