entern

[ˈɛntɐn]

/[ˈɛntɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“entern” is uncommon German (frequency #56,945 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,945
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Schiff überfallen, in seine Gewalt bringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entern · entern · German

entern · rank #56,945 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,945
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Enkelkind

Nearest frequency peer: Enkelkind (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „entern“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „entern“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entern
PropertyValue
Headwordentern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɛntɐn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,945
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entern“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).enternfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Enkelkind“ (#56,944), „Entourage“ (#56,946), „empfehlenswerte“ (#56,943). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entern“ bei #56,945. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entern is uncommon German at frequency #56,945 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɛntɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for entern in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is entern, spelled E-N-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Schiff überfallen, in seine Gewalt bringen
  2. 2
    die Masten eines Schiffes erklimmen
  3. 3
    etwas erklettern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Piraten haben das Schiff geentert.
  2. Auf Segelschiffen müssen die Matrosen bei Sturm die Masten entern, um die Segel einzuholen.

Synonyms

aufbringeneinnehmenerbeutenkapernübernehmenbesteigenerklimmen

This word in other languages

board(English)prendre(Français)

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 "entern"?
"entern" is spelled E-N-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛntɐn].
What does "entern" mean?
As a verb, "entern" means: ein Schiff überfallen, in seine Gewalt bringen
How do you pronounce "entern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entern" is [ˈɛntɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entern" come from?
"entern" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erwäge#56,956Eureka#56,960Faller#56,967Dharma#56,889

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list