entsprechendemvsentsprechendesConfusable pair

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

#26,386
“entsprechendem” frequency rank
#11,422
“entsprechendes” frequency rank
37808
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entsprechendem entsprechendes
Definition Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs entsprechend Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs entsprechend

Where the eye mixes entsprechendem and entsprechendes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. entsprechendem and entsprechendes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCCCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

14 ch
entsprechendem
14 ch
entsprechendes

Why the eye confuses entsprechendem with entsprechendes

A purely visual mix-up. entsprechendem ([ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩dəm]) 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 a single letter - m in “entsprechendem” becomes s in “entsprechendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entsprechendem is recorded at frequency rank #26,386, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩dəm]. 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 37808, this pair ranks #1,580,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of entsprechendem vs entsprechendes

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

"entsprechendem" · 14 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCVCCVC  ·  "entsprechendes" · 14 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entsprechendemenntsprechendem · enstprechendem · entpsrechendem · entsperchendem · entspprechendem · entsprcehendem · entsprecchendem · entsprecehndem
  • entsprechendesenntsprechendes · enstprechendes · entpsrechendes · entsperchendes · entspprechendes · entsprcehendes · entsprecchendes · entsprecehndes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "entsprechendem" and "entsprechendes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩dəm] versus [ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩dəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "entsprechendem" or "entsprechendes" show up more?
"entsprechendes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,422 in our German list, against #26,386 for "entsprechendem". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "entsprechendem" 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 #1,580,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entsprechendem" and "entsprechendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entsprechendem vs entsprechender". 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 #1,580,525 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