Which to use
“entwickelt” and “entwickelte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,032
- “entwickelt” frequency rank
- #3,517
- “entwickelte” frequency rank
- 4549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entwickelt | entwickelte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus einer Entwicklung hervorgehend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entwickelt |
Where the eye mixes entwickelt and entwickelte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. entwickelt runs 10 letters (VCCCVCCVCC) against entwickelte's 11 (VCCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entwickelt with entwickelte
A purely visual mix-up. entwickelt ([ɛntˈvɪkl̩t]) and entwickelte ([ɛntˈvɪkl̩tə]) 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) - “entwickelt” sits inside “entwickelte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entwickelt is recorded at frequency rank #1,032, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈvɪkl̩t]. entwickelte is at rank #3,517, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈvɪkl̩tə].
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 4549, this pair ranks #1,997,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entwickelt vs entwickelte
Shared letters: ceiklntw. Private to "entwickelt": -. Private to "entwickelte": -.
"entwickelt" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCC · "entwickelte" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- entwickelt ← enntwickelt · entiwckelt · enttwickelt · entwcikelt · entwicckelt · entwiceklt · entwickellt · entwickeltt
- entwickelte ← enntwickelte · entiwckelte · enttwickelte · entwcikelte · entwicckelte · entwiceklte · entwickelet · entwickellte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entwickelt" for "entwickelte" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "entwickelt" and "entwickelte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entwickelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entwickelte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,997,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entwickelt" and "entwickelte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entwickelte vs entwickelter". 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 #1,997,399 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.