Enkels

[ˈɛŋkl̩s]

/[ˈɛŋkl̩s]/ noun

The verdict

“Enkels” is uncommon German (frequency #58,720 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,720
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Enkel

Corpus desk

Index DE-enkels · Enkels · German

Enkels · rank #58,720 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,720
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entbrannt

Nearest frequency peer: entbrannt (+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 „Enkels“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Enkels
PropertyValue
HeadwordEnkels
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛŋkl̩s]
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,720
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Enkels“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „entbrannt“ (#58,721), „Endziel“ (#58,718), „Entität“ (#58,722). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Enkels“ bei #58,720. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Enkels is uncommon German at frequency #58,720 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛŋkl̩s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Enkel".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Enkels, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Enkels, spelled E-N-K-E-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Enkel

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 "Enkels"?
"Enkels" is spelled E-N-K-E-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛŋkl̩s].
What does "Enkels" mean?
As a noun, "Enkels" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Enkel
How do you pronounce "Enkels"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Enkels" is [ˈɛŋkl̩s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Enkels" come from?
"Enkels" 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 "Enkels", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list