Which to use
“entspannt” is a verb and “entspannter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,193
- “entspannt” frequency rank
- #13,811
- “entspannter” frequency rank
- 18004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entspannt | entspannter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entspannen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs entspannt |
Where the eye mixes entspannt and entspannter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. entspannt runs 9 letters (VCCCCVCCC) against entspannter's 11 (VCCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entspannt and entspannter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entspannt is [ɛntˈʃpant] while entspannter is [ɛntˈʃpantɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “entspannt” sits inside “entspannter”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18004, 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]. entspannter is at rank #13,811, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈʃpantɐ].
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 18004, this pair ranks #1,922,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entspannt vs entspannter
Shared letters: aenpst. Private to "entspannt": -. Private to "entspannter": r.
"entspannt" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVCCC · "entspannter" · 11 letters · shape VCCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entspannt ← enntspannt · enstpannt · entpsannt · entsapnnt · entspanntt · entspant · entspantn · entspnant
- entspannter ← enntspannter · enstpannter · entpsannter · entsapnnter · entspannetr · entspannterr · entspanntre · entspanntter
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entspannt" and "entspannter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "entspannt" or "entspannter"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "entspannt" and "entspannter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entspannt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entspannter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,922,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entspannt" and "entspannter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entspannter 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 #1,922,293 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.