Enkeltochter

[ˈɛŋkl̩ˌtɔxtɐ]

/[ˈɛŋkl̩ˌtɔxtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Enkeltochter” is uncommon German (frequency #65,163 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,163
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-enkeltochter · Enkeltochter · German

Enkeltochter · rank #65,163 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,163
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH enigma

Nearest frequency peer: enigma (-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 „Enkeltochter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Enkeltochter
PropertyValue
HeadwordEnkeltochter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛŋkl̩ˌtɔxtɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#65,163
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Enkeltochter“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Enkeltochterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „enigma“ (#65,162), „entbindet“ (#65,164), „Engelbrecht“ (#65,161). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Enkeltochter“ bei #65,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Enkeltochter is uncommon German at frequency #65,163 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛŋkl̩ˌtɔxtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliches Kind des eigenen Sohnes oder der eigenen Tochter".

Enkeltochter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Enkeltochter, spelled E-N-K-E-L-T-O-C-H-T-E-R.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meine Enkeltochter geht noch zur Schule.
  2. „Eines Tages äußerte ihre damals 17-jährige Enkeltochter den Wunsch, sie in den Hörsaal zu begleiten.“

Synonyms

EnkelinGroßtochter

This word in other languages

neta(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 "Enkeltochter"?
"Enkeltochter" is spelled E-N-K-E-L-T-O-C-H-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛŋkl̩ˌtɔxtɐ].
What does "Enkeltochter" mean?
As a noun, "Enkeltochter" means: weibliches Kind des eigenen Sohnes oder der eigenen Tochter
How do you pronounce "Enkeltochter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Enkeltochter" is [ˈɛŋkl̩ˌtɔxtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Enkeltochter" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Elsässischen#65,152Einschnitten#65,140Eingewöhnung#65,135durchstöbern#65,128

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list