entsprachen

[ɛntˈʃpʁaːxn̩]

/[ɛntˈʃpʁaːxn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“entsprachen” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,985. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,985
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs entsprechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entsprachen · entsprachen · German

entsprachen · rank #25,985 · 18 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,985
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entgegnete

Nearest frequency peer: entgegnete (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „entsprachen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „entsprachen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

entsprachen vs entspreche
82% similar
entsprachen vs entsprechen
91% similar
entsprachen vs entsprochen
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for entsprachen
PropertyValue
Headwordentsprachen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈʃpʁaːxn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#25,985
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „entsprachen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).entsprachenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „entgegnete“ (#25,984), „entstammen“ (#25,986), „entfacht“ (#25,983). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entsprachen“ bei #25,985. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around entsprachen (IPA [ɛntˈʃpʁaːxn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,985 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for entsprachen, with forms such as "enntsprachen", "enstprachen", and "entpsrachen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "entspreche", "entsprechen", "entsprochen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is entsprachen, spelled E-N-T-S-P-R-A-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs entsprechen
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs entsprechen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enntsprachen
  • enstprachen
  • entpsrachen
  • entsparchen
  • entspprachen
  • entspracchen
  • entspracehn
  • entsprachenn
  • entsprachhen
  • entsprachne
  • entsprahcen
  • entsprcahen
  • entsprrachen
  • entsrpachen
  • entssprachen
  • enttsprachen
  • etnsprachen
  • netsprachen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entsprachen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

enntsprachen1enstprachen2entpsrachen2entsparchen2entspprachen1entspracchen1entspracehn2entsprachenn1
Edit distance from "entsprachen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entsprachen"?
"entsprachen" is spelled E-N-T-S-P-R-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈʃpʁaːxn̩].
What does "entsprachen" mean?
As a verb, "entsprachen" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs entsprechen
What words are commonly confused with "entsprachen"?
"entsprachen" is commonly confused with "entspreche", "entsprechen", "entsprochen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entsprachen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entsprachen" is [ɛntˈʃpʁaːxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entsprachen" come from?
"entsprachen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "entsprachen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list