entgingen

[ɛntˈɡɪŋən]

/[ɛntˈɡɪŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“entgingen” is uncommon German (frequency #77,904 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,904
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs entgehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entgingen · entgingen · German

entgingen · rank #77,904 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,904
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entkernt

Nearest frequency peer: entkernt (+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 „entgingen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entgingen
PropertyValue
Headwordentgingen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈɡɪŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,904
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entgingen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „entkernt“ (#77,905), „entsperrt“ (#77,908), „endlicher“ (#77,899). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entgingen“ bei #77,904. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entgingen is uncommon German at frequency #77,904 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈɡɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

entgingen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is entgingen, spelled E-N-T-G-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs entgehen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs entgehen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs entgehen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs entgehen

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 "entgingen"?
"entgingen" is spelled E-N-T-G-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈɡɪŋən].
What does "entgingen" mean?
As a verb, "entgingen" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs entgehen
How do you pronounce "entgingen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entgingen" is [ɛntˈɡɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entgingen" come from?
"entgingen" 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 "entgingen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entsperrt#77,908endlicher#77,899erbrochen#77,912ergebenen#77,916

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list