entkamen
[ɛntˈkaːmən]
The verdict
“entkamen” is uncommon German (frequency #53,652 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,652
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs entkommen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entkamen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈkaːmən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #53,652 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “entkamen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
entkamen is uncommon German at frequency #53,652 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈkaːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for entkamen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is entkamen, spelled E-N-T-K-A-M-E-N.
Definition
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs entkommen
- 23. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs entkommen
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.
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Using “entkamen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-N-T-K-A-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.