EntwürfevsEntwurfsWhich spelling fits?

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

#10,265
“Entwürfe” frequency rank
#34,622
“Entwurfs” frequency rank
44887
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Entwürfe Entwurfs
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Entwurf Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Entwurf

Where the eye mixes Entwürfe and Entwurfs

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Entwürfe (VCCCVCCV) and Entwurfs (VCCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
Entwürfe
8 ch
Entwurfs

Visual trap between Entwürfe and Entwurfs

A purely visual mix-up. Entwürfe ([ɛntˈvʏʁfə]) and Entwurfs ([ɛntˈvʊʁfs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Entwürfe is recorded at frequency rank #10,265, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛntˈvʏʁfə]. Entwurfs is at rank #34,622, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛntˈvʊʁfs].

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 44887, this pair ranks #1,371,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Entwürfe vs Entwurfs

Shared letters: efnrtw. Private to "Entwürfe": ü. Private to "Entwurfs": su.

"Entwürfe" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV  ·  "Entwurfs" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Entwurfs ← enntwurfs · enttwurfs · entuwrfs · entwrufs · entwufrs · entwurffs · entwurfss · entwurrfs

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Entwürfe" and "Entwurfs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɛntˈvʏʁfə] versus [ɛntˈvʊʁfs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Entwürfe" vs "Entwurfs" - which ranks higher?
"Entwürfe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,265 in our German list, against #34,622 for "Entwurfs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Entwürfe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Entwurfs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,371,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Entwürfe" and "Entwurfs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entwirft vs Entwurfs". 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 #1,371,426 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