Enteignung

/[ˌɛntˈʔaɪ̯ɡnʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Enteignung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #16,978 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#16,978
frequency rank, German
10
letters
15
tracked misspellings

Dominant Wiktionary sense: durch die Obrigkeit erzwungene Aufgabe von Privateigentum

Key facts for Enteignung
PropertyValue
HeadwordEnteignung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌɛntˈʔaɪ̯ɡnʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#16,978
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Enteignung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Enteignung lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Enteignung is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌɛntˈʔaɪ̯ɡnʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,978 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "durch die Obrigkeit erzwungene Aufgabe von Privateigentum".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Enteignung, with forms such as "enetignung", "ennteignung", and "enteginung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Enteignung, spelled E-N-T-E-I-G-N-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch die Obrigkeit erzwungene Aufgabe von Privateigentum

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enetignung,ennteignung,enteginung,enteiggnung,enteignnug,enteignnung,enteignugn,enteignungg,enteignunng,enteigunng,enteingung,entiegnung,entteignung,etneignung,neteignung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Enteignung — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Enteignung"

enetignung2ennteignung1enteginung2enteiggnung1enteignnug2enteignnung1enteignugn2enteignungg1
Edit distance from "Enteignung"

Frequency rank: #16,978 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Enteignung"?
"Enteignung" is spelled E-N-T-E-I-G-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɛntˈʔaɪ̯ɡnʊŋ].
What does "Enteignung" mean?
As a noun, "Enteignung" means: durch die Obrigkeit erzwungene Aufgabe von Privateigentum
What are common misspellings of "Enteignung"?
Common misspellings include "enetignung", "ennteignung", "enteginung", "enteiggnung", "enteignnug". The correct spelling is "Enteignung".
How do you pronounce "Enteignung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Enteignung" is [ˌɛntˈʔaɪ̯ɡnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Enteignung" come from?
"Enteignung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Enteignung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-N-T-E-I-G-N-U-N-G — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌɛntˈʔaɪ̯ɡnʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.