Ente

Name: Ente, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈɛntə]

/[ˈɛntə]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Ente” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #10,642) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#10,642
frequency rank, German: 4,632
“E” headwords: 3
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleinerer Wasservogel aus der Familie der Entenvögel (Anatidae), speziell

Corpus desk

Index DE-ente · Ente · German

Ente · rank #10,642 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #10,642
LEN-MID 4 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-LOW 3 variants
BOOK-MID 4,632
PHOTO-FINISH Endspiel

Nearest frequency peer: Endspiel (-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.

elegant

89,362
empfindlich

89,361
Endspiel

89,360
Ente

89,359
entfalten

89,358
entsetzt

89,357

What this shows Balken platzieren „Ente“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ente vs et

25% similar

Ente vs est

25% similar

Ente vs eye

25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ente
Property	Value
Headword	Ente
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈɛntə]
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#10,642
Misspellings tracked	3
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Ente“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Enteliegt auf dieser Marke:

#10,642

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Endspiel“ (#10,641), „entfalten“ (#10,643), „empfindlich“ (#10,640). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ente“ bei #10,642. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Ente is neighbouring look-alikes ("et", "est", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈɛntə]. Frequency #10,642 among 4,632 “E” headwords. 6 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ente, with forms such as "enet", "ennte", and "etne". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "et", "est", "eye", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ente, spelled E-N-T-E.

Definition

1
kleinerer Wasservogel aus der Familie der Entenvögel (Anatidae), speziell
2
kleinerer Wasservogel aus der Familie der Entenvögel (Anatidae), speziell
3
Ente(n)^([1]) als Speise
4
eine auf Gerüchten basierende, unbestätigte Pressemeldung
5
das Automodell Citroën 2CV
6
Urinflasche für Männer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

"Eigentlich hat's ja nicht viel auf sich mit dem besten Pessimismus. An dem Glücklichen gleitet er ab wie Wasser an der pomadisierten Ente, und der Unglückliche weiß ohne weiteres Bescheid."
Auf dem Teich schwimmen Enten.

Synonyms

Falschmeldung ZeitungsenteUrinflasche

This word in other languages

duck(English)pato(Español)canard(Français)pato(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

enet
ennte
etne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ente - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Ente"

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 "Ente"?

"Ente" is spelled E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛntə].

What does "Ente" mean?

As a noun, "Ente" means: kleinerer Wasservogel aus der Familie der Entenvögel (Anatidae), speziell

What words are commonly confused with "Ente"?

"Ente" is commonly confused with "et", "est", "eye". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Ente"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ente" is [ˈɛntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Ente" come from?

"Ente" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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