entworfenvsEntwürfeConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#7,460
“entworfen” frequency rank
#10,265
“Entwürfe” frequency rank
17725
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entworfen Entwürfe
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entwerfen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Entwurf

Where the eye mixes entworfen and Entwürfe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entworfen runs 9 letters (VCCCVCCVC) against Entwürfe's 8 (VCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
entworfen
8 ch
Entwürfe

Look-alike desk: entworfen vs Entwürfe

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entworfen is [ɛntˈvɔʁfn̩] while Entwürfe is [ɛntˈvʏʁfə]. 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 17725, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entworfen is recorded at frequency rank #7,460, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛntˈvɔʁfn̩]. Entwürfe is at rank #10,265, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛntˈvʏʁfə].

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 17725, this pair ranks #1,924,852 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of entworfen vs Entwürfe

Shared letters: efnrtw. Private to "entworfen": o. Private to "Entwürfe": ü.

"entworfen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC  ·  "Entwürfe" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entworfen ← enntworfen · entowrfen · enttworfen · entwofren · entworefn · entworfenn · entworffen · entworfne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "entworfen" and "Entwürfe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "entworfen" is a verb and "Entwürfe" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "entworfen" vs "Entwürfe" - which ranks higher?
"entworfen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,460 in our German list, against #10,265 for "Entwürfe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "entworfen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Entwürfe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,924,852 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entworfen" and "Entwürfe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entworfen vs entworfenen". 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 #1,924,852 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