entflechten
[ɛntˈflɛçtn̩]
The verdict
“entflechten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auflösen, entwirren
Corpus desk
Index DE-entflechten · entflechten · German
entflechten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | entflechten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈflɛçtn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „entflechten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
entflechten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈflɛçtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for entflechten in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is entflechten, spelled E-N-T-F-L-E-C-H-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1auflösen, entwirren
- 2einen geflochtenen Zopf lösen
- 3ein Unternehmen, einen Verbund oder Ähnliches in unabhängige Teile auftrennen
- 4entspinnen, beginnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entflechten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Gewebe wieder zu entflechten, die Stimmen einzeln wieder hörbar zu machen durch ausgeprägte Charaktere und sie dennoch auch zu verschmelzen zu einem historisch-kritisch orientierten Klang mit sich reibenden Harmonien, gelingt Carolyn Watkinson, Paul reibenden und John Elwes wie Daniela Mazzucato mit dem Continuo von Alan Curtis und Wouter Möller auf…
„Im wahren Leben total verschlunzt, schloss ich mich in der Wikipedia dem Servicepersonal an, entflocht Internetlinks und polierte Artikel.“
Synonyms
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.