entfetten
[ɛntˈfɛtn̩]
The verdict
“entfetten” 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) - Fett (meist von der Oberfläche) entfernen; etwas von Fett befreien
Corpus desk
Index DE-entfetten · entfetten · German
entfetten · 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 | entfetten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈfɛtn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „entfetten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
entfetten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈfɛtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fett (meist von der Oberfläche) entfernen; etwas von Fett befreien".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for entfetten, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is entfetten, spelled E-N-T-F-E-T-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Fett (meist von der Oberfläche) entfernen; etwas von Fett befreien
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entfetten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bevor die Fläche gestrichen werden kann, muss man sie gründlich entfetten.
In der Molkerei wird die Milch entfettet.
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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.