Which to use
“entspannte” and “entspannten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,273
- “entspannte” frequency rank
- #17,274
- “entspannten” frequency rank
- 34547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entspannte | entspannten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entspannt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entspannt |
Where the eye mixes entspannte and entspannten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. entspannte runs 10 letters (VCCCCVCCCV) against entspannten's 11 (VCCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entspannte with entspannten
A purely visual mix-up. entspannte ([ɛntˈʃpantə]) and entspannten ([ɛntˈʃpantn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “entspannte” sits inside “entspannten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entspannte is recorded at frequency rank #17,273, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈʃpantə]. 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 34547, this pair ranks #1,660,807 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entspannte vs entspannten
Shared letters: aenpst. Private to "entspannte": -. Private to "entspannten": -.
"entspannte" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCVCCCV · "entspannten" · 11 letters · shape VCCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entspannte ← enntspannte · enstpannte · entpsannte · entsapnnte · entspannet · entspanntte · entspante · entspantne
- entspannten ← enntspannten · enstpannten · entpsannten · entsapnnten · entspannetn · entspanntenn · entspanntne · entspanntten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entspannte" for "entspannten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "entspannte" vs "entspannten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entspannte" 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 #1,660,807 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entspannte" and "entspannten" 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 #1,660,807 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.