Which to use
“entspannte” and “entspannter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,273
- “entspannte” frequency rank
- #13,811
- “entspannter” frequency rank
- 31084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entspannte | entspannter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entspannt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs entspannt |
Where the eye mixes entspannte and entspannter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. entspannte runs 10 letters (VCCCCVCCCV) against entspannter's 11 (VCCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: entspannte vs entspannter
A purely visual mix-up. entspannte ([ɛntˈʃpantə]) and entspannter ([ɛntˈʃpantɐ]) 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 “entspannter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31084, 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]. 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 31084, this pair ranks #1,735,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entspannte vs entspannter
Shared letters: aenpst. Private to "entspannte": -. Private to "entspannter": r.
"entspannte" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCVCCCV · "entspannter" · 11 letters · shape VCCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entspannte ← enntspannte · enstpannte · entpsannte · entsapnnte · entspannet · entspanntte · entspante · entspantne
- entspannter ← enntspannter · enstpannter · entpsannter · entsapnnter · entspannetr · entspannterr · entspanntre · entspanntter
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entspannte" for "entspannter" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "entspannte" or "entspannter" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entspannte" 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 #1,735,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entspannte" and "entspannter" 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 #1,735,123 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.