entsprechendvsentsprechendesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#1,195
“entsprechend” frequency rank
#11,422
“entsprechendes” frequency rank
12617
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entsprechend entsprechendes
Definition zu einer Sache passend Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs entsprechend

Where the eye mixes entsprechend and entsprechendes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. entsprechend runs 12 letters (VCCCCCVCCVCC) against entsprechendes's 14 (VCCCCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
entsprechend
14 ch
entsprechendes

Look-alike desk: entsprechend vs entsprechendes

A purely visual mix-up. entsprechend ([ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩t]) and entsprechendes ([ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩dəs]) 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 “entsprechendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12617, 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]. entsprechendes is at rank #11,422, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩dəs].

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 12617, this pair ranks #1,963,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of entsprechend vs entsprechendes

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

"entsprechend" · 12 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCVCC  ·  "entsprechendes" · 14 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entsprechend ← enntsprechend · enstprechend · entpsrechend · entsperchend · entspprechend · entsprcehend · entsprecchend · entsprecehnd
  • entsprechendes ← enntsprechendes · enstprechendes · entpsrechendes · entsperchendes · entspprechendes · entsprcehendes · entsprecchendes · entsprecehndes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entsprechend" for "entsprechendes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩t] versus [ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩dəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "entsprechend" or "entsprechendes"?
"entsprechend" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,195 in our German list, against #11,422 for "entsprechendes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entsprechend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entsprechendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,963,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entsprechend" and "entsprechendes" 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 #1,963,088 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