enter-
[ɛnteʁ]
The verdict
“enter-” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nebenform von entero- vor Vokalen mit der Bedeutung „den Darm betreffend“, „zum Darm gehörig“
Corpus desk
Index DE-enter · enter- · German
enter- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enter- |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | [ɛnteʁ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „enter-“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
enter- is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed [ɛnteʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nebenform von entero- vor Vokalen mit der Bedeutung „den Darm betreffend“, „zum Darm gehörig“".
Zero misspellings are on record for enter- in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is enter-, spelled E-N-T-E-R--.
Definition
- 1Nebenform von entero- vor Vokalen mit der Bedeutung „den Darm betreffend“, „zum Darm gehörig“
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.