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“entwickelte” and “entwickeltes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,517
- “entwickelte” frequency rank
- #38,080
- “entwickeltes” frequency rank
- 41597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entwickelte | entwickeltes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entwickelt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs entwickelt |
Where the eye mixes entwickelte and entwickeltes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. entwickelte runs 11 letters (VCCCVCCVCCV) against entwickeltes's 12 (VCCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: entwickelte vs entwickeltes
A purely visual mix-up. entwickelte ([ɛntˈvɪkl̩tə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “entwickelte” sits inside “entwickeltes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entwickelte is recorded at frequency rank #3,517, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈvɪkl̩tə]. 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 41597, this pair ranks #1,474,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entwickelte vs entwickeltes
Shared letters: ceiklntw. Private to "entwickelte": -. Private to "entwickeltes": s.
"entwickelte" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCCV · "entwickeltes" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entwickelte ← enntwickelte · entiwckelte · enttwickelte · entwcikelte · entwicckelte · entwiceklte · entwickelet · entwickellte
- entwickeltes ← enntwickeltes · entiwckeltes · enttwickeltes · entwcikeltes · entwicckeltes · entwicekltes · entwickelets · entwickelltes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entwickelte" and "entwickeltes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "entwickelte" or "entwickeltes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "entwickelte" and "entwickeltes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entwickelte" 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 #1,474,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entwickelte" 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 #1,474,700 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.