Which to use
“entsprachen” and “entsprochen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,985
- “entsprachen” frequency rank
- #26,851
- “entsprochen” frequency rank
- 52836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entsprachen | entsprochen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs entsprechen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entsprechen |
Where the eye mixes entsprachen and entsprochen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. entsprachen and entsprochen 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 entsprochen
A purely visual mix-up. entsprachen ([ɛntˈʃpʁaːxn̩]) 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 a single letter - a in “entsprachen” becomes o in “entsprochen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52836, 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]. 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 52836, this pair ranks #1,081,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entsprachen vs entsprochen
Shared letters: cehnprst. Private to "entsprachen": a. Private to "entsprochen": o.
"entsprachen" · 11 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCVC · "entsprochen" · 11 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entsprachen ← enntsprachen · enstprachen · entpsrachen · entsparchen · entspprachen · entspracchen · entspracehn · entsprachenn
- entsprochen ← enntsprochen · enstprochen · entpsrochen · entsporchen · entspprochen · entsprcohen · entsprocchen · entsprocehn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entsprachen" for "entsprochen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "entsprachen" or "entsprochen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entsprachen" 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 #1,081,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entsprachen" and "entsprochen" 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 #1,081,419 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.