Entfernung

[ɛntˈfɛʁnʊŋ]

/[ɛntˈfɛʁnʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Entfernung” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,434. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,434
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Distanz, die Länge einer Strecke zwischen zwei Punkten

Corpus desk

Index DE-entfernung · Entfernung · German

Entfernung · rank #3,434 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,434
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH einziger

Nearest frequency peer: einziger (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Entfernung”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Entfernung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Entfernung vs Entwarnung
80% similar
Entfernung vs Entfernungen
83% similar
Entfernung vs entfernen
70% similar

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

Key facts for Entfernung
PropertyValue
HeadwordEntfernung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛntˈfɛʁnʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#3,434
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Entfernung” sits in German frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Entfernung lands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Entfernung (IPA [ɛntˈfɛʁnʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,434 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Entfernung, with forms such as "enfternung", "enntfernung", and "entefrnung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Entwarnung", "Entfernungen", "entfernen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Entfernung, spelled E-N-T-F-E-R-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Distanz, die Länge einer Strecke zwischen zwei Punkten
  2. 2
    großer Abstand von einem bestimmten Punkt
  3. 3
    Vorgang oder Ergebnis des Entfernens eines Objektes, seltener auch eines Menschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich schätze, der Unfallort liegt in 25 m Entfernung von der Kreuzung.
  2. „Der Mensch gehört einer Größenordnung an, die etwas in der Mitte liegt zwischen den Bereichen des Allerkleinsten (10⁻¹³ cm = Durchmesser eines Atomkerns des Wasserstoffs) und des Allergrößten (Entfernung der fernsten für uns erkennbaren Weltsysteme etwa 1 Milliarde Lichtjahre = 10²⁷ cm). Der Biologe Adolf Portmann hat diesen Bereich der mittleren Größeno…

Synonyms

DistanzFerneBeseitigungVerschwinden

Antonyms

Nähe

This word in other languages

distance(English)distance(Français)distância(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enfternung
  • enntfernung
  • entefrnung
  • entfenrung
  • entfernnug
  • entfernnung
  • entfernugn
  • entfernungg
  • entfernunng
  • entferrnung
  • entferunng
  • entffernung
  • entfrenung
  • enttfernung
  • etnfernung
  • netfernung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Entfernung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

enfternung2enntfernung1entefrnung2entfenrung2entfernnug2entfernnung1entfernugn2entfernungg1
Edit distance from "Entfernung"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Entfernung"?
"Entfernung" is spelled E-N-T-F-E-R-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈfɛʁnʊŋ].
What does "Entfernung" mean?
As a noun, "Entfernung" means: die Distanz, die Länge einer Strecke zwischen zwei Punkten
What words are commonly confused with "Entfernung"?
"Entfernung" is commonly confused with "Entwarnung", "Entfernungen", "entfernen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Entfernung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Entfernung" is [ɛntˈfɛʁnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Entfernung" come from?
"Entfernung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

überlassen#3,417Hauptsache#3,453Änderungen#3,413heutzutage#3,455

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

westlichen16 variantsVersorgung16 variantsstattfinden16 variantsGrundlagen16 variants

What to do next

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  • "Entfernung" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Entwarnung". View pair
  • 16 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #3,434 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list