Which to use
“entspannte” and “entspanntes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,273
- “entspannte” frequency rank
- #35,746
- “entspanntes” frequency rank
- 53019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entspannte | entspanntes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entspannt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs entspannt |
Where the eye mixes entspannte and entspanntes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. entspannte runs 10 letters (VCCCCVCCCV) against entspanntes's 11 (VCCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entspannte and entspanntes
A purely visual mix-up. entspannte ([ɛntˈʃpantə]) and entspanntes ([ɛntˈʃpantəs]) 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 “entspanntes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53019, 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]. entspanntes is at rank #35,746, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈʃpantəs].
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 53019, this pair ranks #1,074,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entspannte vs entspanntes
Shared letters: aenpst. Private to "entspannte": -. Private to "entspanntes": -.
"entspannte" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCVCCCV · "entspanntes" · 11 letters · shape VCCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entspannte ← enntspannte · enstpannte · entpsannte · entsapnnte · entspannet · entspanntte · entspante · entspantne
- entspanntes ← enntspanntes · enstpanntes · entpsanntes · entsapnntes · entspannets · entspanntess · entspanntse · entspannttes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entspannte" and "entspanntes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entspannte" vs "entspanntes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "entspannte" and "entspanntes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entspannte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entspanntes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,074,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entspannte" and "entspanntes" 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 #1,074,269 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.