Which to use
“entschieden” and “entschiedenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,413
- “entschieden” frequency rank
- #48,847
- “entschiedenen” frequency rank
- 50260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entschieden | entschiedenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von etwas fest überzeugt; nicht leicht abzubringen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs entschieden |
Where the eye mixes entschieden and entschiedenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. entschieden runs 11 letters (VCCCCCVVCVC) against entschiedenen's 13 (VCCCCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: entschieden vs entschiedenen
A purely visual mix-up. entschieden ([ɛntˈʃiːdn̩]) and entschiedenen ([ɛntˈʃiːdənən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “entschieden” sits inside “entschiedenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entschieden is recorded at frequency rank #1,413, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈʃiːdn̩]. entschiedenen is at rank #48,847, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈʃiːdənən].
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 50260, this pair ranks #1,180,460 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entschieden vs entschiedenen
Shared letters: cdehinst. Private to "entschieden": -. Private to "entschiedenen": -.
"entschieden" · 11 letters · shape VCCCCCVVCVC · "entschiedenen" · 13 letters · shape VCCCCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entschieden ← enntschieden · enstchieden · entcshieden · entscchieden · entschhieden · entschideen · entschiedden · entschiedenn
- entschiedenen ← enntschiedenen · enstchiedenen · entcshiedenen · entscchiedenen · entscheidenen · entschhiedenen · entschideenen · entschieddenen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entschieden" for "entschiedenen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "entschieden" or "entschiedenen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "entschieden" and "entschiedenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entschieden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entschiedenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,180,460 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entschieden" and "entschiedenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entschiedenen vs entschiedener". 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 #1,180,460 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.