entfremden

[ɛntˈfʁɛmdn̩]

/[ɛntˈfʁɛmdn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“entfremden” is uncommon German (frequency #96,911 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,911
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich langsam aber sicher nicht mehr so nahe sein wie zuvor

Corpus desk

Index DE-entfremden · entfremden · German

entfremden · rank #96,911 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,911
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entfesselten

Nearest frequency peer: entfesselten (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „entfremden“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „entfremden“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entfremden
PropertyValue
Headwordentfremden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈfʁɛmdn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,911
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entfremden“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.entfremdenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „entfesselten“ (#96,910), „entgegengetreten“ (#96,912), „entgegennahm“ (#96,913). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entfremden“ bei #96,911. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entfremden is uncommon German at frequency #96,911 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈfʁɛmdn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for entfremden in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is entfremden, spelled E-N-T-F-R-E-M-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich langsam aber sicher nicht mehr so nahe sein wie zuvor
  2. 2
    aktiv beitragen, dass eine Person einer anderen nicht mehr so nahe ist wie zuvor
  3. 3
    zu einem anderen Zweck benutzen als dem ursprünglich gedachten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seit er auf Montage im Ausland ist, hat das Paar sich entfremdet.
  2. Das Kindermädchen tat alles, um die Kleine ihrer Mutter zu entfremden.

This word in other languages

estrange(English)alienarse(Español)s'éloigner(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entfremden"?
"entfremden" is spelled E-N-T-F-R-E-M-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈfʁɛmdn̩].
What does "entfremden" mean?
As a verb, "entfremden" means: sich langsam aber sicher nicht mehr so nahe sein wie zuvor
How do you pronounce "entfremden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entfremden" is [ɛntˈfʁɛmdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entfremden" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "entfremden", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

enthüllten#96,915Emulatoren#96,904entwässern#96,921Erektionen#96,930

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list