Enthemmung
[ɛntˈhɛmʊŋ]
The verdict
“Enthemmung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Befreiung von Hemmungen
Corpus desk
Index DE-enthemmung · Enthemmung · German
Enthemmung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Enthemmung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛntˈhɛmʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Enthemmung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Enthemmung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛntˈhɛmʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Befreiung von Hemmungen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Enthemmung, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Enthemmung, spelled E-N-T-H-E-M-M-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Befreiung von Hemmungen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Enthemmung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die zunehmende Enthemmung beim Konsumieren von Alkohol birgt nicht nur Gefahren für Leib und Leben, sondern setzt überdies die Hemmschwelle für die Begehung von Straftaten herab.
Therapeutische Ansätze zielen oftmals auf Enthemmung bei Phobien, insbesondere in zwischenmenschlichen Interaktionen, ab.
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