entheiligen
[ɛntˈhaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]
The verdict
“entheiligen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einem Ort oder Gegenstand den spirituellen (heiligen) Wert nehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-entheiligen · entheiligen · German
entheiligen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | entheiligen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈhaɪ̯lɪɡn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „entheiligen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
entheiligen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈhaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einem Ort oder Gegenstand den spirituellen (heiligen) Wert nehmen".
entheiligen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 entheiligen, spelled E-N-T-H-E-I-L-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1einem Ort oder Gegenstand den spirituellen (heiligen) Wert nehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entheiligen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Barbaren überfielen und plünderten das Dorf und entheiligten die Kirche.
Lautes Rasenmäherbrummen und das bei einer Grillparty lärmende Volk entheiligen in ihren Augen den Sonntag.
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.