entflecken

[ɛntˈflɛkn̩]

/[ɛntˈflɛkn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“entflecken” 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) - Flecken von/aus etwas entfernen, verschmutzte Stellen reinigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entflecken · entflecken · German

entflecken · 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.

Key facts for entflecken
PropertyValue
Headwordentflecken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈflɛkn̩]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entflecken“ im Deutschen

entfleckenliegt 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

entflecken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈflɛkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Flecken von/aus etwas entfernen, verschmutzte Stellen reinigen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for entflecken in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is entflecken, spelled E-N-T-F-L-E-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Flecken von/aus etwas entfernen, verschmutzte Stellen reinigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ob es der Reinigung wohl gelingt, dieses Hemd zu entflecken?

Antonyms

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 "entflecken"?
"entflecken" is spelled E-N-T-F-L-E-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈflɛkn̩].
What does "entflecken" mean?
As a verb, "entflecken" means: Flecken von/aus etwas entfernen, verschmutzte Stellen reinigen
How do you pronounce "entflecken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entflecken" is [ɛntˈflɛkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entflecken" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list