Enthauptung

/[ɛntˈhaʊ̯ptʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,913

in German word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Enthauptung is aGermannoun. It means: gewaltsame Abtrennung des Kopfes vom Rumpf Pronounced [ɛntˈhaʊ̯ptʊŋ]. Often confused with Enthaltung.

Key facts for Enthauptung
PropertyValue
HeadwordEnthauptung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛntˈhaʊ̯ptʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#36,913
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Enthauptung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Enthauptung is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛntˈhaʊ̯ptʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,913 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "gewaltsame Abtrennung des Kopfes vom Rumpf".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Enthauptung, with forms such as "enhtauptung", "ennthauptung", and "entahuptung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Enthaltung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Enthauptung, spelled E-N-T-H-A-U-P-T-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    gewaltsame Abtrennung des Kopfes vom Rumpf

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enhtauptung,ennthauptung,entahuptung,enthaputung,enthaupptung,enthauptnug,enthaupttung,enthauptugn,enthauptungg,enthauptunng,enthauputng,enthautpung,enthhauptung,enthuaptung,entthauptung,etnhauptung,nethauptung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Enthauptung

Misspelling Variants of "Enthauptung"

enhtauptung11ennthauptung12entahuptung11enthaputung11enthaupptung12enthauptnug11enthaupttung12enthauptugn11
Misspelling Variants of "Enthauptung"

Frequency rank: #36,913 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Enthauptung"?
"Enthauptung" is spelled E-N-T-H-A-U-P-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈhaʊ̯ptʊŋ].
What does "Enthauptung" mean?
As a noun, "Enthauptung" means: gewaltsame Abtrennung des Kopfes vom Rumpf
What words are commonly confused with "Enthauptung"?
"Enthauptung" is commonly confused with "Enthaltung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Enthauptung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Enthauptung" is [ɛntˈhaʊ̯ptʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Enthauptung" come from?
"Enthauptung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.