entgegenkommt

[ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌkɔmt]

/[ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌkɔmt]/ verb

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The verdict

“entgegenkommt” is uncommon German (frequency #54,490 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,490
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs entgegenkommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entgegenkommt · entgegenkommt · German

entgegenkommt · rank #54,490 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,490
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entgegengewir…

Nearest frequency peer: entgegengewirkt (-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 „entgegenkommt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entgegenkommt
PropertyValue
Headwordentgegenkommt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌkɔmt]
Letters13
Frequency rank#54,490
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entgegenkommt“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „entgegengewirkt“ (#54,489), „entgegnen“ (#54,491), „entbrannte“ (#54,488). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entgegenkommt“ bei #54,490. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entgegenkommt is uncommon German at frequency #54,490 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌkɔmt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for entgegenkommt in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is entgegenkommt, spelled E-N-T-G-E-G-E-N-K-O-M-M-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs entgegenkommen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs entgegenkommen

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 "entgegenkommt"?
"entgegenkommt" is spelled E-N-T-G-E-G-E-N-K-O-M-M-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌkɔmt].
What does "entgegenkommt" mean?
As a verb, "entgegenkommt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs entgegenkommen
How do you pronounce "entgegenkommt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entgegenkommt" is [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌkɔmt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entgegenkommt" come from?
"entgegenkommt" 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 "entgegenkommt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Energiesparen#54,484evolutionären#54,505ferngesteuert#54,515Fernsehserien#54,516

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list