entsprechendvsentsprechendeConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#1,195
“entsprechend” frequency rank
#1,919
“entsprechende” frequency rank
3114
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entsprechend entsprechende
Definition zu einer Sache passend Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs entsprechend

Where the eye mixes entsprechend and entsprechende

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. entsprechend runs 12 letters (VCCCCCVCCVCC) against entsprechende's 13 (VCCCCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
entsprechend
13 ch
entsprechende

Look-alike desk: entsprechend vs entsprechende

A purely visual mix-up. entsprechend ([ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩t]) and entsprechende ([ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩də]) 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 extra letter(s) - “entsprechend” sits inside “entsprechende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entsprechend is recorded at frequency rank #1,195, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩t]. entsprechende is at rank #1,919, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩də].

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 3114, this pair ranks #2,000,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of entsprechend vs entsprechende

Shared letters: cdehnprst. Private to "entsprechend": -. Private to "entsprechende": -.

"entsprechend" · 12 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCVCC  ·  "entsprechende" · 13 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entsprechend ← enntsprechend · enstprechend · entpsrechend · entsperchend · entspprechend · entsprcehend · entsprecchend · entsprecehnd
  • entsprechende ← enntsprechende · enstprechende · entpsrechende · entsperchende · entspprechende · entsprcehende · entsprecchende · entsprecehnde

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entsprechend" for "entsprechende" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩t] versus [ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩də]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "entsprechend" or "entsprechende" show up more?
"entsprechend" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,195 in our German list, against #1,919 for "entsprechende". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entsprechend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entsprechende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,000,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entsprechend" and "entsprechende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entspreche vs entsprechend". 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 #2,000,912 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