Which to use
“entwickelt” and “entwickeltes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,032
- “entwickelt” frequency rank
- #38,080
- “entwickeltes” frequency rank
- 39112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entwickelt | entwickeltes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus einer Entwicklung hervorgehend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs entwickelt |
Where the eye mixes entwickelt and entwickeltes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. entwickelt runs 10 letters (VCCCVCCVCC) against entwickeltes's 12 (VCCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entwickelt with entwickeltes
A purely visual mix-up. entwickelt ([ɛntˈvɪkl̩t]) and entwickeltes ([ɛntˈvɪkl̩təs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “entwickelt” sits inside “entwickeltes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39112, 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]. entwickeltes is at rank #38,080, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈvɪkl̩təs].
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 39112, this pair ranks #1,545,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entwickelt vs entwickeltes
Shared letters: ceiklntw. Private to "entwickelt": -. Private to "entwickeltes": s.
"entwickelt" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCC · "entwickeltes" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entwickelt ← enntwickelt · entiwckelt · enttwickelt · entwcikelt · entwicckelt · entwiceklt · entwickellt · entwickeltt
- entwickeltes ← enntwickeltes · entiwckeltes · enttwickeltes · entwcikeltes · entwicckeltes · entwicekltes · entwickelets · entwickelltes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entwickelt" for "entwickeltes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "entwickelt" vs "entwickeltes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "entwickelt" and "entwickeltes" 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 "entwickeltes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,545,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entwickelt" and "entwickeltes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entwickelter vs entwickeltes". 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 #1,545,756 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.