entehren

[ɛntˈʔeːʁən]

/[ɛntˈʔeːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“entehren” 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) - so handeln, dass jemand seine Ehre verliert

Corpus desk

Index DE-entehren · entehren · German

entehren · 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.

Key facts for entehren
PropertyValue
Headwordentehren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈʔeːʁən]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entehren“ im Deutschen

entehrensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entehren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈʔeːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so handeln, dass jemand seine Ehre verliert".

No generated misspelling entries exist for entehren in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 entehren, spelled E-N-T-E-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    so handeln, dass jemand seine Ehre verliert

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Tina hatte ihre Familie entehrt.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entehren"?
"entehren" is spelled E-N-T-E-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈʔeːʁən].
What does "entehren" mean?
As a verb, "entehren" means: so handeln, dass jemand seine Ehre verliert
How do you pronounce "entehren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entehren" is [ɛntˈʔeːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entehren" come from?
"entehren" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list