entschiedenvsentschiedenenConfusable pair

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.

11 ch
entschieden
13 ch
entschiedenen

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?
No. They are said differently ([ɛntˈʃiːdn̩] versus [ɛntˈʃiːdənən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "entschieden" or "entschiedenen" show up more?
"entschieden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,413 in our German list, against #48,847 for "entschiedenen". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list