Which to use
“entspannen” is a verb and “entspannten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,413
- “entspannen” frequency rank
- #17,274
- “entspannten” frequency rank
- 23687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entspannen | entspannten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas die mechanische Spannung nehmen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entspannt |
Where the eye mixes entspannen and entspannten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. entspannen runs 10 letters (VCCCCVCCVC) against entspannten's 11 (VCCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entspannen and entspannten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entspannen is [ɛntˈʃpanən] while entspannten is [ɛntˈʃpantn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entspannen is recorded at frequency rank #6,413, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈʃpanən]. entspannten is at rank #17,274, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈʃpantn̩].
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 23687, this pair ranks #1,857,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entspannen vs entspannten
Shared letters: aenpst. Private to "entspannen": -. Private to "entspannten": -.
"entspannen" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVC · "entspannten" · 11 letters · shape VCCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entspannen ← enntspannen · enstpannen · entpsannen · entsapnnen · entspanen · entspanenn · entspannenn · entspannne
- entspannten ← enntspannten · enstpannten · entpsannten · entsapnnten · entspannetn · entspanntenn · entspanntne · entspanntten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entspannen" and "entspannten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entspannen" vs "entspannten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entspannen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entspannten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,857,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entspannen" and "entspannten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entspannten vs entspanntes". 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 #1,857,956 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.