Which to use
“entspannt” is a verb and “entspannte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,193
- “entspannt” frequency rank
- #17,273
- “entspannte” frequency rank
- 21466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entspannt | entspannte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entspannen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entspannt |
Where the eye mixes entspannt and entspannte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. entspannt runs 9 letters (VCCCCVCCC) against entspannte's 10 (VCCCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entspannt and entspannte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entspannt is [ɛntˈʃpant] while entspannte is [ɛntˈʃpantə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “entspannt” sits inside “entspannte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entspannt is recorded at frequency rank #4,193, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈʃpant]. entspannte is at rank #17,273, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈʃpantə].
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 21466, this pair ranks #1,885,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entspannt vs entspannte
Shared letters: aenpst. Private to "entspannt": -. Private to "entspannte": -.
"entspannt" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVCCC · "entspannte" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- entspannt ← enntspannt · enstpannt · entpsannt · entsapnnt · entspanntt · entspant · entspantn · entspnant
- entspannte ← enntspannte · enstpannte · entpsannte · entsapnnte · entspannet · entspanntte · entspante · entspantne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entspannt" and "entspannte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "entspannt" or "entspannte"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entspannt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entspannte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,885,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entspannt" and "entspannte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entsandte vs entspannte". 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 #1,885,948 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.