enthaupten

[ɛntˈhaʊ̯ptn̩]

/[ɛntˈhaʊ̯ptn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“enthaupten” is uncommon German (frequency #68,181 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,181
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemanden durch Abtrennen des Kopfes töten

Key facts for enthaupten
PropertyValue
Headwordenthaupten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈhaʊ̯ptn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#68,181
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “enthaupten” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). enthaupten lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

enthaupten is uncommon German at frequency #68,181 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈhaʊ̯ptn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden durch Abtrennen des Kopfes töten".

No misspelling variants are generated for enthaupten in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is enthaupten, spelled E-N-T-H-A-U-P-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden durch Abtrennen des Kopfes töten

Synonyms

Kopfkürzermachenköpfen

This word in other languages

behead(English)decapitar(Español)décapiter(Français)decapitar(Português)

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 "enthaupten"?
"enthaupten" is spelled E-N-T-H-A-U-P-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈhaʊ̯ptn̩].
What does "enthaupten" mean?
As a verb, "enthaupten" means: jemanden durch Abtrennen des Kopfes töten
How do you pronounce "enthaupten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enthaupten" is [ɛntˈhaʊ̯ptn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enthaupten" come from?
"enthaupten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “enthaupten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-N-T-H-A-U-P-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛntˈhaʊ̯ptn̩] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list