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“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.

11 ch
entspannten
11 ch
entspanntes

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

Is swapping "entspannten" for "entspanntes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɛntˈʃpantn̩] versus [ɛntˈʃpantəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "entspannten" or "entspanntes"?
"entspannten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,274 in our German list, against #35,746 for "entspanntes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list