entfahren
[ˌɛntˈfaːʁən]
The verdict
“entfahren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unbeabsichtigt, spontan, unüberlegt, unbedacht ausgesprochen werden, mündlich geäußert werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-entfahren · entfahren · German
entfahren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entfahren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌɛntˈfaːʁən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „entfahren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
entfahren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌɛntˈfaːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for entfahren, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is entfahren, spelled E-N-T-F-A-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1unbeabsichtigt, spontan, unüberlegt, unbedacht ausgesprochen werden, mündlich geäußert werden
- 2schnell irgendwo herauskommen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entfahren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Hach!“ entfuhr es ihr.
„Ach, du liebe Zeit!“ entfährt es manchen Leuten oft.
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.