Entgleisung
[ɛntˈɡlaɪ̯zʊŋ]
The verdict
“Entgleisung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #49,622 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #49,622
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Verunglücken eines Schienenfahrzeugs dadurch, dass es aus den Schienen springt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Entgleisung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛntˈɡlaɪ̯zʊŋ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #49,622 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Entgleisung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Entgleisung is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛntˈɡlaɪ̯zʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,622 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Entgleisung, with forms such as "engtleisung", "enntgleisung", and "entgelisung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 Entgleisung, spelled E-N-T-G-L-E-I-S-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Verunglücken eines Schienenfahrzeugs dadurch, dass es aus den Schienen springt
- 2Verletzung einer sozialen Norm
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: engtleisung,enntgleisung,entgelisung,entggleisung,entgleisnug,entgleissung,entgleisugn,entgleisungg,entgleisunng,entgleiusng,entglesiung,entgliesung,entglleisung,entlgeisung,enttgleisung,etngleisung,netgleisung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Entgleisung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Entgleisung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-N-T-G-L-E-I-S-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛntˈɡlaɪ̯zʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.