Entbehrung
[ɛntˈbeːʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Entbehrung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verzicht aus Mangel
Corpus desk
Index DE-entbehrung · Entbehrung · German
Entbehrung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Entbehrung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛntˈbeːʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Entbehrung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Entbehrung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛntˈbeːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verzicht aus Mangel".
Zero misspellings are on record for Entbehrung in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Entbehrung, spelled E-N-T-B-E-H-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Verzicht aus Mangel
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Entbehrung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Deutsche-Bank-Experte Konstam sieht die alleinige Fokussierung auf Sparpakete allerdings skeptisch: „Irgendwann ist die Grenze der Entbehrungen erreicht“
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.