Which to use
“entspannten” and “entspanntes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,274
- “entspannten” frequency rank
- #35,746
- “entspanntes” frequency rank
- 53020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entspannten | entspanntes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entspannt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs entspannt |
Where the eye mixes entspannten and entspanntes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. entspannten and entspanntes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: entspannten vs entspanntes
A purely visual mix-up. entspannten ([ɛntˈʃpantn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “entspannten” becomes s in “entspanntes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entspannten is recorded at frequency rank #17,274, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈʃpantn̩]. 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 53020, this pair ranks #1,074,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entspannten vs entspanntes
Shared letters: aenpst. Private to "entspannten": -. Private to "entspanntes": -.
"entspannten" · 11 letters · shape VCCCCVCCCVC · "entspanntes" · 11 letters · shape VCCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entspannten ← enntspannten · enstpannten · entpsannten · entsapnnten · entspannetn · entspanntenn · entspanntne · entspanntten
- entspanntes ← enntspanntes · enstpanntes · entpsanntes · entsapnntes · entspannets · entspanntess · entspanntse · entspannttes
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "entspannten" and "entspanntes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entspannten" 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 #1,074,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entspannten" and "entspanntes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entspannte 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 #1,074,215 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.