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

#1,919
“entsprechende” frequency rank
#26,386
“entsprechendem” frequency rank
28305
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entsprechende entsprechendem
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs entsprechend Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs entsprechend

Where the eye mixes entsprechende and entsprechendem

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. entsprechende runs 13 letters (VCCCCCVCCVCCV) against entsprechendem's 14 (VCCCCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
entsprechende
14 ch
entsprechendem

Look-alike desk: entsprechende vs entsprechendem

A purely visual mix-up. entsprechende ([ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩də]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “entsprechende” sits inside “entsprechendem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entsprechende is recorded at frequency rank #1,919, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩də]. 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 28305, this pair ranks #1,787,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of entsprechende vs entsprechendem

Shared letters: cdehnprst. Private to "entsprechende": -. Private to "entsprechendem": m.

"entsprechende" · 13 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCVCCV  ·  "entsprechendem" · 14 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entsprechendeenntsprechende · enstprechende · entpsrechende · entsperchende · entspprechende · entsprcehende · entsprecchende · entsprecehnde
  • entsprechendemenntsprechendem · enstprechendem · entpsrechendem · entsperchendem · entspprechendem · entsprcehendem · entsprecchendem · entsprecehndem

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "entsprechende" and "entsprechendem" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩də] versus [ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩dəm]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "entsprechende" or "entsprechendem"?
"entsprechende" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,919 in our German list, against #26,386 for "entsprechendem". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "entsprechende" 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 #1,787,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entsprechende" 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 #1,787,136 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