entsprächevsentsprochenTell them apart

Which to use

“entspräche” and “entsprochen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,312
“entspräche” frequency rank
#26,851
“entsprochen” frequency rank
66163
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entspräche entsprochen
Definition 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs entsprechen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entsprechen

Where the eye mixes entspräche and entsprochen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. entspräche runs 10 letters (VCCCCCVCCV) against entsprochen's 11 (VCCCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
entspräche
11 ch
entsprochen

Visual trap between entspräche and entsprochen

A purely visual mix-up. entspräche ([ɛntˈʃpʁɛːçə]) and entsprochen ([ɛntˈʃpʁɔxn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66163, 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]. entsprochen is at rank #26,851, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈʃpʁɔxn̩].

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 66163, this pair ranks #582,532 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entspräche vs entsprochen

Shared letters: cehnprst. Private to "entspräche": ä. Private to "entsprochen": o.

"entspräche" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCV  ·  "entsprochen" · 11 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entsprochen ← enntsprochen · enstprochen · entpsrochen · entsporchen · entspprochen · entsprcohen · entsprocchen · entsprocehn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "entspräche" and "entsprochen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɛntˈʃpʁɛːçə] versus [ɛntˈʃpʁɔxn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "entspräche" or "entsprochen"?
"entsprochen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,851 in our German list, against #39,312 for "entspräche". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "entspräche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entsprochen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #582,532 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entspräche" and "entsprochen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entspräche vs entspreche". 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 #582,532 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