entgleiten
[ɛntˈɡlaɪ̯tn̩]
The verdict
“entgleiten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - herausrutschen, weil der feste Griff um etwas verloren ging
Corpus desk
Index DE-entgleiten · entgleiten · German
entgleiten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entgleiten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈɡlaɪ̯tn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „entgleiten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
entgleiten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈɡlaɪ̯tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for entgleiten in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 entgleiten, spelled E-N-T-G-L-E-I-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1herausrutschen, weil der feste Griff um etwas verloren ging
- 2sich aktiv aus einem Griff entwinden oder der Kontrolle entziehen
- 3die Kontrolle über ein Thema, einen Prozess verlieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entgleiten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich stehe genauso hilflos da wie damals in dem Schneesturm, als ich spürte, dass mir seine Hand entglitt, und als das geschah, war mir klar, dass alles vorbei war.“
„Die Tasche rutschte von ihrem Schoß, sie selbst fiel zurück, wobei ihr auch noch die Tasse entglitt, zu Boden ging und zerbrach.“
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.