Which to use
“entworfen” is a verb and “Entwürfen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,460
- “entworfen” frequency rank
- #22,322
- “Entwürfen” frequency rank
- 29782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entworfen | Entwürfen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entwerfen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Entwurf |
Where the eye mixes entworfen and Entwürfen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. entworfen and Entwürfen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between entworfen and Entwürfen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entworfen is [ɛntˈvɔʁfn̩] while Entwürfen is [ɛntˈvʏʁfn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - o in “entworfen” becomes ü in “Entwürfen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29782, 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]. Entwürfen is at rank #22,322, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛntˈvʏʁfn̩].
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 29782, this pair ranks #1,760,407 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entworfen vs Entwürfen
Shared letters: efnrtw. Private to "entworfen": o. Private to "Entwürfen": ü.
"entworfen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "Entwürfen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entworfen ← enntworfen · entowrfen · enttworfen · entwofren · entworefn · entworfenn · entworffen · entworfne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entworfen" for "Entwürfen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "entworfen" vs "Entwürfen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "entworfen" and "Entwürfen" 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 "Entwürfen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,760,407 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entworfen" and "Entwürfen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entworfene vs Entwürfen". 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 #1,760,407 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.