Which to use
“entschuldige” and “entschuldigt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,533
- “entschuldige” frequency rank
- #6,920
- “entschuldigt” frequency rank
- 16453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entschuldige | entschuldigt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs entschuldigen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entschuldigen |
Where the eye mixes entschuldige and entschuldigt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. entschuldige (VCCCCCVCCVCV) and entschuldigt (VCCCCCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between entschuldige and entschuldigt
A purely visual mix-up. entschuldige ([ɛntˈʃʊldɪɡə]) and entschuldigt ([ɛntˈʃʊldɪçt]) 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 a single letter - e in “entschuldige” becomes t in “entschuldigt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entschuldige is recorded at frequency rank #9,533, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈʃʊldɪɡə]. entschuldigt is at rank #6,920, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈʃʊldɪçt].
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 16453, this pair ranks #1,935,730 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entschuldige vs entschuldigt
Shared letters: cdeghilnstu. Private to "entschuldige": -. Private to "entschuldigt": -.
"entschuldige" · 12 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCVCV · "entschuldigt" · 12 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entschuldige ← enntschuldige · enstchuldige · entcshuldige · entscchuldige · entschhuldige · entschludige · entschudlige · entschulddige
- entschuldigt ← enntschuldigt · enstchuldigt · entcshuldigt · entscchuldigt · entschhuldigt · entschludigt · entschudligt · entschulddigt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entschuldige" and "entschuldigt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "entschuldige" or "entschuldigt"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entschuldige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entschuldigt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,935,730 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entschuldige" and "entschuldigt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entschuldige vs entschuldigte". 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 #1,935,730 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.