entgegengetreten

[ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ɡəˌtʁeːtn̩]

/[ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ɡəˌtʁeːtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“entgegengetreten” is uncommon German (frequency #96,912 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,912
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entgegentreten

Corpus desk

Index DE-entgegengetreten · entgegengetreten · German

entgegengetreten · rank #96,912 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,912
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entfremden

Nearest frequency peer: entfremden (-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 „entgegengetreten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entgegengetreten
PropertyValue
Headwordentgegengetreten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ɡəˌtʁeːtn̩]
Letters16
Frequency rank#96,912
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entgegengetreten“ im Deutschen

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

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

entgegengetreten is uncommon German at frequency #96,912 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ɡəˌtʁeːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entgegentreten".

Zero misspellings are on record for entgegengetreten in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is entgegengetreten, spelled E-N-T-G-E-G-E-N-G-E-T-R-E-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entgegentreten

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 "entgegengetreten"?
"entgegengetreten" is spelled E-N-T-G-E-G-E-N-G-E-T-R-E-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ɡəˌtʁeːtn̩].
What does "entgegengetreten" mean?
As a verb, "entgegengetreten" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entgegentreten
How do you pronounce "entgegengetreten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entgegengetreten" is [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ɡəˌtʁeːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entgegengetreten" come from?
"entgegengetreten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list