Enkelsohn

[ˈɛŋkl̩ˌzoːn]

/[ˈɛŋkl̩ˌzoːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Enkelsohn” is uncommon German (frequency #85,179 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,179
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männliches Kind des eigenen Sohnes oder der eigenen Tochter

Corpus desk

Index DE-enkelsohn · Enkelsohn · German

Enkelsohn · rank #85,179 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,179
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ensemblemitgl…

Nearest frequency peer: Ensemblemitglied (+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 „Enkelsohn“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Enkelsohn
PropertyValue
HeadwordEnkelsohn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛŋkl̩ˌzoːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,179
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Enkelsohn“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Enkelsohnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ensemblemitglied“ (#85,180), „entliehen“ (#85,181), „Empfängnisverhütung“ (#85,176). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Enkelsohn“ bei #85,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Enkelsohn is uncommon German at frequency #85,179 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛŋkl̩ˌzoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männliches Kind des eigenen Sohnes oder der eigenen Tochter".

Enkelsohn has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Enkelsohn, spelled E-N-K-E-L-S-O-H-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    männliches Kind des eigenen Sohnes oder der eigenen Tochter

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mein Enkelsohn geht noch zur Schule.
  2. „Denn Großmutter und Enkelsohn nahmen ihren Weg nicht durch den Laden, sondern über den Hinterhof.“

Synonyms

EnkelGroßsohn

This word in other languages

grandson(English)petit-fils(Français)neto(Português)

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 "Enkelsohn"?
"Enkelsohn" is spelled E-N-K-E-L-S-O-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛŋkl̩ˌzoːn].
What does "Enkelsohn" mean?
As a noun, "Enkelsohn" means: männliches Kind des eigenen Sohnes oder der eigenen Tochter
How do you pronounce "Enkelsohn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Enkelsohn" is [ˈɛŋkl̩ˌzoːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Enkelsohn" come from?
"Enkelsohn" 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 "Enkelsohn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

entliehen#85,181erdrücken#85,188einfärben#85,157Fabrikate#85,204

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list