entarten
[ɛntˈʔaːɐ̯tn̩]
The verdict
“entarten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in negativer Weise von bestimmten Gesetznormen abweichen
Corpus desk
Index DE-entarten · entarten · German
entarten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entarten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈʔaːɐ̯tn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „entarten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
entarten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈʔaːɐ̯tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for entarten, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is entarten, spelled E-N-T-A-R-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1in negativer Weise von bestimmten Gesetznormen abweichen
- 2sich ausarten, verkehren in etwas Negatives
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entarten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mit der Vertreibung der Mauren entarteten Fabriken und Künste.“
„Sie darf daher nicht zur Verhaltenskontrolle entarten oder als Instrument des Dirigismus mißbraucht werden.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.