Which to use
“entspräche” and “entspreche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,312
- “entspräche” frequency rank
- #31,526
- “entspreche” frequency rank
- 70838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entspräche | entspreche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs entsprechen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs entsprechen |
Same sound, different letters: entspräche vs entspreche
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. entspräche and entspreche follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: entspräche vs entspreche
This is the hard kind. entspräche and entspreche are pronounced identically ([ɛntˈʃpʁɛːçə]) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - ä in “entspräche” becomes e in “entspreche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entspräche is recorded at frequency rank #39,312, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈʃpʁɛːçə]. entspreche is at rank #31,526, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈʃpʁɛçə].
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 70838, this pair ranks #434,385 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entspräche vs entspreche
Shared letters: cehnprst. Private to "entspräche": ä. Private to "entspreche": -.
"entspräche" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCV · "entspreche" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- entspreche ← enntspreche · enstpreche · entpsreche · entsperche · entsppreche · entsprcehe · entsprecche · entspreceh
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entspräche" and "entspreche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "entspräche" or "entspreche"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "entspräche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entspreche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,385 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entspräche" and "entspreche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entspräche vs entsprochen". 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 #434,385 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.