entfernte

Name: entfernte, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɛntˈfɛʁntə]

/[ɛntˈfɛʁntə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“entfernte” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,362. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,362
frequency rank, German: 57,060
“E” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entfernt

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

entfernte vs entfernten

90% similar

entfernte vs entfernter

90% similar

entfernte vs Entente

67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for entfernte
Property	Value
Headword	entfernte
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɛntˈfɛʁntə]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#9,362
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “entfernte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). entfernte lands here:

#9,362

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around entfernte (IPA [ɛntˈfɛʁntə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,362 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for entfernte, with forms such as "enfternte", "enntfernte", and "entefrnte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "entfernten", "entfernter", "Entente", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is entfernte, spelled E-N-T-F-E-R-N-T-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entfernt
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entfernt
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entfernt
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entfernt
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entfernt
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entfernt
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entfernt
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entfernt
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entfernt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

enfternte
enntfernte
entefrnte
entfenrte
entfernet
entfernnte
entferntte
entferrnte
entfertne
entffernte
entfrente
enttfernte
etnfernte
netfernte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entfernte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "entfernte"

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 "entfernte"?

"entfernte" is spelled E-N-T-F-E-R-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈfɛʁntə].

What does "entfernte" mean?

As an adjective, "entfernte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs entfernt

What words are commonly confused with "entfernte"?

"entfernte" is commonly confused with "entfernten", "entfernter", "Entente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "entfernte"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entfernte" is [ɛntˈfɛʁntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "entfernte" come from?

"entfernte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “entfernte”

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-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɛntˈfɛʁntə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “entfernten” - see the side-by-side comparison. entfernte vs entfernten
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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.