Entchen

[ˈɛntçən]

/[ˈɛntçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Entchen” is uncommon German (frequency #81,496 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,496
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Ente

Corpus desk

Index DE-entchen · Entchen · German

Entchen · rank #81,496 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,496
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entbrennt

Nearest frequency peer: entbrennt (-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 „Entchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Entchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordEntchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛntçən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,496
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Entchen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „entbrennt“ (#81,495), „Enklaven“ (#81,494), „entgangene“ (#81,498). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Entchen“ bei #81,496. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Entchen is uncommon German at frequency #81,496 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛntçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Ente".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Entchen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Entchen, spelled E-N-T-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine Ente

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Auf dem Teich schwimmen ein paar Entchen herum.

Synonyms

Entlein

This word in other languages

duckling(English)patito(Español)canardeau(Français)

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 "Entchen"?
"Entchen" is spelled E-N-T-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛntçən].
What does "Entchen" mean?
As a noun, "Entchen" means: kleine Ente
How do you pronounce "Entchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Entchen" is [ˈɛntçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Entchen" come from?
"Entchen" 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 "Entchen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Epsilon#81,502experts#81,522flippen#81,541folgsam#81,548

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list