entwickelnvsEntwicklernTell them apart

Quick tell: entwickeln is a verb, Entwicklern is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“entwickeln” is a verb and “Entwicklern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,965
“entwickeln” frequency rank
#28,173
“Entwicklern” frequency rank
30138
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entwickeln Entwicklern
Definition sich etwas ausdenken, planen Dativ Plural des Substantivs Entwickler

Where the eye mixes entwickeln and Entwicklern

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

10 ch
entwickeln
11 ch
Entwicklern

Look-alike desk: entwickeln vs Entwicklern

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entwickeln is [ɛntˈvɪkl̩n] while Entwicklern is [ɛntˈvɪklɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entwickeln is recorded at frequency rank #1,965, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈvɪkl̩n]. Entwicklern is at rank #28,173, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛntˈvɪklɐn].

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 30138, this pair ranks #1,753,677 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of entwickeln vs Entwicklern

Shared letters: ceiklntw. Private to "entwickeln": -. Private to "Entwicklern": r.

"entwickeln" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCC  ·  "Entwicklern" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entwickelnenntwickeln · entiwckeln · enttwickeln · entwcikeln · entwicckeln · entwicekln · entwickelln · entwickelnn
  • Entwicklernenntwicklern · entiwcklern · enttwicklern · entwciklern · entwiccklern · entwickelrn · entwickklern · entwicklenr

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "entwickeln" and "Entwicklern" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "entwickeln" is a verb and "Entwicklern" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "entwickeln" or "Entwicklern" show up more?
"entwickeln" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,965 in our German list, against #28,173 for "Entwicklern". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "entwickeln" and "Entwicklern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entwickeln" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Entwicklern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,753,677 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entwickeln" and "Entwicklern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entwickle vs Entwicklern". 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 #1,753,677 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