entfärben
[ɛntˈfɛʁbn̩]
The verdict
“entfärben” 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) - mit Hilfe chemischer Prozesse Farbe herausziehen/entfernen
Corpus desk
Index DE-entfarben · entfärben · German
entfärben · 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 | entfärben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈfɛʁbn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „entfärben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
entfärben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈfɛʁbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
entfärben doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is entfärben, spelled E-N-T-F-Ä-R-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit Hilfe chemischer Prozesse Farbe herausziehen/entfernen
- 2langsam die Farbe, Färbung verlieren und immer blasser, farbloser werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entfärben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es gab mal den Trend, Jeans mit Chlorbleichmitteln zu entfärben.
„Dieser Essig, der angefangen hat sich zu entfärben, wird dann in eine andre Kufe gebracht.“
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.