entworfenevsEntwürfenTell them apart

Quick tell: entworfene is a adjective, Entwürfen is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“entworfene” is an adjective and “Entwürfen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#37,494
“entworfene” frequency rank
#22,322
“Entwürfen” frequency rank
59816
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entworfene Entwürfen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs entworfen Dativ Plural des Substantivs Entwurf

Where the eye mixes entworfene and Entwürfen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. entworfene runs 10 letters (VCCCVCCVCV) against Entwürfen's 9 (VCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
entworfene
9 ch
Entwürfen

Visual trap between entworfene and Entwürfen

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entworfene is [ɛntˈvɔʁfənə] while Entwürfen is [ɛntˈvʏʁfn̩]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59816, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entworfene is recorded at frequency rank #37,494, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛntˈvɔʁfənə]. 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 59816, this pair ranks #810,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entworfene vs Entwürfen

Shared letters: efnrtw. Private to "entworfene": o. Private to "Entwürfen": ü.

"entworfene" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCV  ·  "Entwürfen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entworfeneenntworfene · entowrfene · enttworfene · entwofrene · entworefne · entworfeen · entworfenne · entworffene

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entworfene" for "Entwürfen" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "entworfene" is an adjective and "Entwürfen" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "entworfene" or "Entwürfen"?
"Entwürfen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,322 in our German list, against #37,494 for "entworfene". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entworfene" 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 #810,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entworfene" and "Entwürfen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entworfene 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 #810,260 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