entfernen
[ɛntˈfɛʁnən]
The verdict
“entfernen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,516 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #3,516
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - hinwegnehmen oder herausnehmen; dafür sorgen, dass jemand oder etwas nicht da ist
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entfernen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈfɛʁnən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #3,516 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “entfernen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for entfernen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛntˈfɛʁnən]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,516 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for entfernen, with forms such as "enfternen", "enntfernen", and "entefrnen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "entfernt", "externen", "entfernte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is entfernen, spelled E-N-T-F-E-R-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1hinwegnehmen oder herausnehmen; dafür sorgen, dass jemand oder etwas nicht da ist
- 2Abstand nehmen; sich von etwas wegbewegen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: enfternen,enntfernen,entefrnen,entfenren,entferenn,entfernenn,entfernne,entfernnen,entferrnen,entffernen,entfrenen,enttfernen,etnfernen,netfernen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entfernen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “entfernen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-N-T-F-E-R-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛntˈfɛʁnən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “entfernt” - see the side-by-side comparison. entfernen vs entfernt
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.