entgeistert

[ɛntˈɡaɪ̯stɐt]

/[ɛntˈɡaɪ̯stɐt]/ adj

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The verdict

“entgeistert” is uncommon German (frequency #87,644 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,644
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - völlig verstört

Corpus desk

Index DE-entgeistert · entgeistert · German

entgeistert · rank #87,644 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,644
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Entgegnung

Nearest frequency peer: Entgegnung (-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 „entgeistert“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entgeistert
PropertyValue
Headwordentgeistert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛntˈɡaɪ̯stɐt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#87,644
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entgeistert“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).entgeistertfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Entgegnung“ (#87,643), „entgiften“ (#87,645), „Ekliptik“ (#87,642). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entgeistert“ bei #87,644. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entgeistert is uncommon German at frequency #87,644 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛntˈɡaɪ̯stɐt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "völlig verstört".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for entgeistert, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 entgeistert, spelled E-N-T-G-E-I-S-T-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    völlig verstört

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich sah sie entgeistert an und wollte wissen, wieso sie überhaupt auf den Gedanken gekommen sei, ich hätte sie hintergangen.
  2. Sie freute sich schon darauf, sein entgeistertes Gesicht zu sehen.

This word in other languages

estupefacto(Español)

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 "entgeistert"?
"entgeistert" is spelled E-N-T-G-E-I-S-T-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈɡaɪ̯stɐt].
What does "entgeistert" mean?
As an adjective, "entgeistert" means: völlig verstört
How do you pronounce "entgeistert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entgeistert" is [ɛntˈɡaɪ̯stɐt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entgeistert" come from?
"entgeistert" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Entomologie#87,646einzufinden#87,639erdrückende#87,650einstellten#87,634

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list