entkamen

[ɛntˈkaːmən]

/[ɛntˈkaːmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“entkamen” is uncommon German (frequency #53,652 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,652
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs entkommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entkamen · entkamen · German

entkamen · rank #53,652 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,652
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entgegenzuneh…

Nearest frequency peer: entgegenzunehmen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „entkamen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „entkamen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entkamen
PropertyValue
Headwordentkamen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈkaːmən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,652
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entkamen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).entkamenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „entgegenzunehmen“ (#53,651), „entsetzliche“ (#53,653), „entgegenkommenden“ (#53,650). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entkamen“ bei #53,652. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entkamen is uncommon German at frequency #53,652 among 4,632 “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

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs entkommen
  2. 2
    3. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entkamen"?
"entkamen" is spelled E-N-T-K-A-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈkaːmən].
What does "entkamen" mean?
As a verb, "entkamen" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs entkommen
How do you pronounce "entkamen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entkamen" is [ɛntˈkaːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entkamen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "entkamen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Endkampf#53,649Ehrentag#53,636eheliche#53,634Festgeld#53,683

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list