entflammen
[ɛntˈflamən]
The verdict
“entflammen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu brennen beginnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-entflammen · entflammen · German
entflammen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | entflammen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈflamən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „entflammen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
entflammen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈflamən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for entflammen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is entflammen, spelled E-N-T-F-L-A-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1zu brennen beginnen
- 2etwas zum Brennen bringen
- 3ausbrechen
- 4etwas zum Ausbrechen bringen
- 5jemanden begeistern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entflammen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sobald das olympische Feuer entflammt, können die Spiele beginnen.
„Je stärker das Brennmaterial zerkleinert und verteilt ist, desto größer ist die Oberfläche und umso leichter entflammt es.“
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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.