Which to use
“entsprechend” and “entsprechendem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,195
- “entsprechend” frequency rank
- #26,386
- “entsprechendem” frequency rank
- 27581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entsprechend | entsprechendem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu einer Sache passend | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs entsprechend |
Where the eye mixes entsprechend and entsprechendem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. entsprechend runs 12 letters (VCCCCCVCCVCC) against entsprechendem's 14 (VCCCCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entsprechend with entsprechendem
A purely visual mix-up. entsprechend ([ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩t]) and entsprechendem ([ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩dəm]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “entsprechend” sits inside “entsprechendem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27581, 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]. entsprechendem is at rank #26,386, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩dəm].
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 27581, this pair ranks #1,799,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entsprechend vs entsprechendem
Shared letters: cdehnprst. Private to "entsprechend": -. Private to "entsprechendem": m.
"entsprechend" · 12 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCVCC · "entsprechendem" · 14 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entsprechend ← enntsprechend · enstprechend · entpsrechend · entsperchend · entspprechend · entsprcehend · entsprecchend · entsprecehnd
- entsprechendem ← enntsprechendem · enstprechendem · entpsrechendem · entsperchendem · entspprechendem · entsprcehendem · entsprecchendem · entsprecehndem
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entsprechend" and "entsprechendem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entsprechend" vs "entsprechendem" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "entsprechend" and "entsprechendem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entsprechend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entsprechendem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,799,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entsprechend" and "entsprechendem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entsprechendem vs entsprechendes". 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 #1,799,400 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.