entfrosten
[ɛntˈfʁɔstn̩]
The verdict
“entfrosten” 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) - von Eis (Frost) befreien
Corpus desk
Index DE-entfrosten · entfrosten · German
entfrosten · 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 | entfrosten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈfʁɔstn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „entfrosten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
entfrosten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈfʁɔstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von Eis (Frost) befreien".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for entfrosten, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is entfrosten, spelled E-N-T-F-R-O-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1von Eis (Frost) befreien
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entfrosten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich will heute die Kühltruhe entfrosten, die hat eine dicke Eisschicht auf der Innenseite.
Man kann auch Entfroster kaufen, um die Scheiben des Wagens bei Frost zu entfrosten.
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.