Endlösung

[ˈɛntˌløːzʊŋ]

/[ˈɛntˌløːzʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Endlösung” is uncommon German (frequency #52,802 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,802
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die endgültige Lösung [1, 2] einer Frage oder Aufgabe

Corpus desk

Index DE-endlosung · Endlösung · German

Endlösung · rank #52,802 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,802
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Emscher

Nearest frequency peer: Emscher (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Endlösung”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Endlösung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Endlösung
PropertyValue
HeadwordEndlösung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛntˌløːzʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,802
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Endlösung” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Endlösungliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Emscher“ (#52,801), „ends“ (#52,803), „Embryonen“ (#52,800). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Endlösung is uncommon German at frequency #52,802 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛntˌløːzʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Endlösung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Endlösung, spelled E-N-D-L-Ö-S-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die endgültige Lösung [1, 2] einer Frage oder Aufgabe
  2. 2
    Genozid an den europäischen Juden (verkürzt für „Endlösung der Judenfrage“)
  3. 3
    eine nach mehrfachem Lösen schließlich erreichte Lösung [3] (Gemisch)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Endlösung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hier wird das Manuscript der Memoiren unleserlich, bis es endlich mit einem großen Tintenfleck schließt. Diese Endlösung der Geschichte konnte mich nicht befriedigen, ich nahm also die Gelegenheit wahr, mich auf einer Reihe, die mich nach B. führte, wo der alte Peter begraben ist, nachdem endlich Schicksalen des Fliegenschimmels zu erkundigen.
  2. Ich gestehe, daß ich keinen Grund einsehe, warum derjenige, der danach streben würde, alle Probleme auf dem Gebiete der Baukunst und des Kunstgewerbes mittels der Vernunft zu lösen, in einer Sackgasse enden müßte. Jede vernünftige und überlegte Sache trägt ihre Entwicklung und ihre Endlösung in sich.

Antonyms

Zwischenlösung

This word in other languages

final solution(English)solution finale(Français)

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 "Endlösung"?
"Endlösung" is spelled E-N-D-L-Ö-S-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛntˌløːzʊŋ].
What does "Endlösung" mean?
As a noun, "Endlösung" means: die endgültige Lösung [1, 2] einer Frage oder Aufgabe
How do you pronounce "Endlösung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Endlösung" is [ˈɛntˌløːzʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Endlösung" come from?
"Endlösung" 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 "Endlösung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Embryonen#52,800erbittert#52,811einbricht#52,787durchlauf#52,771

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list