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“entwickelter” and “entwickeltes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,248
“entwickelter” frequency rank
#38,080
“entwickeltes” frequency rank
83328
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entwickelter entwickeltes
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entwickelt Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs entwickelt

Where the eye mixes entwickelter and entwickeltes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. entwickelter and entwickeltes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

12 ch
entwickelter
12 ch
entwickeltes

Look-alike desk: entwickelter vs entwickeltes

A purely visual mix-up. entwickelter ([ɛntˈvɪkl̩tɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “entwickelter” becomes s in “entwickeltes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entwickelter is recorded at frequency rank #45,248, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈvɪkl̩tɐ]. 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 83328, this pair ranks #141,764 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of entwickelter vs entwickeltes

Shared letters: ceiklntw. Private to "entwickelter": r. Private to "entwickeltes": s.

"entwickelter" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCCVC  ·  "entwickeltes" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entwickelterenntwickelter · entiwckelter · enttwickelter · entwcikelter · entwicckelter · entwiceklter · entwickeletr · entwickellter
  • entwickeltesenntwickeltes · entiwckeltes · enttwickeltes · entwcikeltes · entwicckeltes · entwicekltes · entwickelets · entwickelltes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "entwickelter" and "entwickeltes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɛntˈvɪkl̩tɐ] versus [ɛntˈvɪkl̩təs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "entwickelter" vs "entwickeltes" - which ranks higher?
"entwickeltes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,080 in our German list, against #45,248 for "entwickelter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "entwickelter" 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 #141,764 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entwickelter" and "entwickeltes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entwickelten 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 #141,764 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