Entfernungsmesser

[ɛntˈfɛʁnʊŋsˌmɛsɐ]

/[ɛntˈfɛʁnʊŋsˌmɛsɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Entfernungsmesser” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät zur Messung von Entfernungen

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Index DE-entfernungsmesser · Entfernungsmesser · German

Entfernungsmesser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for Entfernungsmesser
PropertyValue
HeadwordEntfernungsmesser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛntˈfɛʁnʊŋsˌmɛsɐ]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Entfernungsmesser“ im Deutschen

Entfernungsmesserliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Entfernungsmesser is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛntˈfɛʁnʊŋsˌmɛsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerät zur Messung von Entfernungen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Entfernungsmesser, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Entfernungsmesser, spelled E-N-T-F-E-R-N-U-N-G-S-M-E-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerät zur Messung von Entfernungen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Court justierte das Zielfernrohr mithilfe des Entfernungsmessers und eines Ballistikrechners und indem er die Windverhältnisse Pi mal Daumen anhand der Flaggenbewegungen am Haupttor des Stützpunkts schätzte.“
  2. „›Dieser Hügel‹, fährt sie fort, ›ist laut dem Entfernungsmesser meines Burners ungefähr drei Kilometer entfernt.‹“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Entfernungsmesser"?
"Entfernungsmesser" is spelled E-N-T-F-E-R-N-U-N-G-S-M-E-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈfɛʁnʊŋsˌmɛsɐ].
What does "Entfernungsmesser" mean?
As a noun, "Entfernungsmesser" means: Gerät zur Messung von Entfernungen
How do you pronounce "Entfernungsmesser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Entfernungsmesser" is [ɛntˈfɛʁnʊŋsˌmɛsɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Entfernungsmesser" come from?
"Entfernungsmesser" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list