entknoten
[ɛntˈknoːtn̩]
The verdict
“entknoten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Knoten lösen, die Verschlingung auflösen, von Knoten befreien
Corpus desk
Index DE-entknoten · entknoten · German
entknoten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | entknoten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈknoːtn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „entknoten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
entknoten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈknoːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen Knoten lösen, die Verschlingung auflösen, von Knoten befreien".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for entknoten, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is entknoten, spelled E-N-T-K-N-O-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen Knoten lösen, die Verschlingung auflösen, von Knoten befreien
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entknoten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Laila holte entschlossen Luft und entknotete das Band, das um das Tagebuch geschlungen war.
Ganz vorsichtig entknotete sie die Haare der Freundin, bemüht, nicht zu viele herauszureißen.
This word in other languages
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.