entheiligen
[ɛntˈhaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]
The verdict
“entheiligen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einem Ort oder Gegenstand den spirituellen (heiligen) Wert nehmen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entheiligen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈhaɪ̯lɪɡn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “entheiligen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for entheiligen is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛntˈhaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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.
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Using “entheiligen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-N-T-H-E-I-L-I-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.