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“entsprachen” and “entsprechen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,985
- “entsprachen” frequency rank
- #4,265
- “entsprechen” frequency rank
- 30250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entsprachen | entsprechen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs entsprechen | auf gleichem oder angemessenem Niveau sein |
Where the eye mixes entsprachen and entsprechen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. entsprachen and entsprechen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between entsprachen and entsprechen
A purely visual mix-up. entsprachen ([ɛntˈʃpʁaːxn̩]) and entsprechen ([ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩]) 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 - a in “entsprachen” becomes e in “entsprechen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entsprachen is recorded at frequency rank #25,985, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈʃpʁaːxn̩]. entsprechen is at rank #4,265, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩].
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 30250, this pair ranks #1,751,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entsprachen vs entsprechen
Shared letters: cehnprst. Private to "entsprachen": a. Private to "entsprechen": -.
"entsprachen" · 11 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCVC · "entsprechen" · 11 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entsprachen ← enntsprachen · enstprachen · entpsrachen · entsparchen · entspprachen · entspracchen · entspracehn · entsprachenn
- entsprechen ← enntsprechen · enstprechen · entpsrechen · entsperchen · entspprechen · entsprcehen · entsprecchen · entsprecehn
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "entsprachen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entsprechen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,751,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entsprachen" and "entsprechen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entspräche vs entsprachen". 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 #1,751,499 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.