Entente

[ɑ̃ˈtɑ̃ːt]

/[ɑ̃ˈtɑ̃ːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Entente” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,139. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,139
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf Gentleman's Agreement beruhendes Staatenbündnis

Corpus desk

Index DE-entente · Entente · German

Entente · rank #41,139 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,139
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Energieerzeug…

Nearest frequency peer: Energieerzeugung (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Entente“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Entente“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Entente vs erntete
57% similar
Entente vs ertönte
57% similar
Entente vs entfernte
67% similar

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

Key facts for Entente
PropertyValue
HeadwordEntente
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɑ̃ˈtɑ̃ːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,139
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Entente“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ententeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Energieerzeugung“ (#41,138), „Entführungen“ (#41,140), „endlichen“ (#41,137). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Entente“ bei #41,139. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Entente (IPA [ɑ̃ˈtɑ̃ːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,139 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "auf Gentleman's Agreement beruhendes Staatenbündnis".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Entente, with forms such as "enetnte", "enntente", and "entenet". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "erntete", "ertönte", "entfernte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Entente, spelled E-N-T-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf Gentleman's Agreement beruhendes Staatenbündnis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der "Urkatastrophe des 20. Jahrhunderts" standen sich die Mittelmächte und die Entente gegenüber.
  2. Das Kriegsjahr 1917 verläuft für die Entente alles andere als günstig.

This word in other languages

entente(English)entente(Español)entente(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enetnte
  • enntente
  • entenet
  • entennte
  • ententte
  • entetne
  • entnete
  • enttente
  • etnente
  • netente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

enetnte2enntente1entenet2entennte1ententte1entetne2entnete2enttente1
Edit distance from "Entente"

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 "Entente"?
"Entente" is spelled E-N-T-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɑ̃ˈtɑ̃ːt].
What does "Entente" mean?
As a noun, "Entente" means: auf Gentleman's Agreement beruhendes Staatenbündnis
What words are commonly confused with "Entente"?
"Entente" is commonly confused with "erntete", "ertönte", "entfernte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Entente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Entente" is [ɑ̃ˈtɑ̃ːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Entente" come from?
"Entente" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

erblich#41,142erntete#41,147Galilei#41,180Ganoven#41,181

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Ehepaare10 variantsfrings10 variantsBritain10 variantsbemalen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list