Engpässen

[ˈɛŋˌpɛsn̩]

/[ˈɛŋˌpɛsn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Engpässen” is uncommon German (frequency #60,520 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,520
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Engpass

Corpus desk

Index DE-engpassen · Engpässen · German

Engpässen · rank #60,520 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,520
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Energieeinspa…

Nearest frequency peer: Energieeinsparung (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Engpässen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Engpässen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Engpässen
PropertyValue
HeadwordEngpässen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛŋˌpɛsn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,520
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Engpässen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Engpässenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Energieeinsparung“ (#60,519), „entflammt“ (#60,521), „Endgegner“ (#60,518). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Engpässen“ bei #60,520. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Engpässen is uncommon German at frequency #60,520 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛŋˌpɛsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Engpass".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Engpässen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Engpässen, spelled E-N-G-P-Ä-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Engpass

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 "Engpässen"?
"Engpässen" is spelled E-N-G-P-Ä-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛŋˌpɛsn̩].
What does "Engpässen" mean?
As a noun, "Engpässen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Engpass
How do you pronounce "Engpässen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Engpässen" is [ˈɛŋˌpɛsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Engpässen" come from?
"Engpässen" 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 "Engpässen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

entflammt#60,521Endgegner#60,518entflohen#60,522Entitäten#60,524

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list