Which to use
“enttäuscht” and “enttäuschte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,890
- “enttäuscht” frequency rank
- #37,493
- “enttäuschte” frequency rank
- 40383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enttäuscht | enttäuschte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | negativ überrascht, eine schlechte Erfahrung machend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs enttäuscht |
Where the eye mixes enttäuscht and enttäuschte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. enttäuscht runs 10 letters (VCCCVVCCCC) against enttäuschte's 11 (VCCCVVCCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: enttäuscht vs enttäuschte
A purely visual mix-up. enttäuscht ([ɛntˈtɔɪ̯ʃt]) and enttäuschte ([ɛntˈtɔɪ̯ʃtə]) 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) - “enttäuscht” sits inside “enttäuschte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enttäuscht is recorded at frequency rank #2,890, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈtɔɪ̯ʃt]. enttäuschte is at rank #37,493, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈtɔɪ̯ʃtə].
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 40383, this pair ranks #1,510,077 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enttäuscht vs enttäuschte
Shared letters: cehnstuä. Private to "enttäuscht": -. Private to "enttäuschte": -.
"enttäuscht" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVVCCCC · "enttäuschte" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVVCCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enttäuscht" for "enttäuschte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "enttäuscht" or "enttäuschte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enttäuscht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enttäuschte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,510,077 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enttäuscht" and "enttäuschte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enttäuschte vs enttäuschten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,510,077 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.