entkommen

[ɛntˈkɔmən]

/[ɛntˈkɔmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“entkommen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,904. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,904
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine bedrohliche oder unangenehme Situation verlassen, hinter sich lassen, vermeiden

Corpus desk

Index DE-entkommen · entkommen · German

entkommen · rank #7,904 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,904
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH einseitig

Nearest frequency peer: einseitig (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „entkommen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „entkommen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

entkommen vs entkommt
78% similar
entkommen vs entnommen
89% similar
entkommen vs Einkommen
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for entkommen
PropertyValue
Headwordentkommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈkɔmən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,904
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „entkommen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).entkommenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „einseitig“ (#7,903), „Entlassung“ (#7,905), „einrichten“ (#7,902). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entkommen“ bei #7,904. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around entkommen (IPA [ɛntˈkɔmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,904 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine bedrohliche oder unangenehme Situation verlassen, hinter sich lassen, vermeiden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for entkommen, with forms such as "enktommen", "enntkommen", and "entkkommen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "entkommt", "entnommen", "Einkommen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 entkommen, spelled E-N-T-K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine bedrohliche oder unangenehme Situation verlassen, hinter sich lassen, vermeiden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how entkommen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie sind der Feuersbrunst gerade noch entkommen.
  2. Der angedrohten Strafe konnten sie diesmal gerade noch entkommen.

Synonyms

enteilenentlaufenverlassen

Antonyms

hinkommenhereingeratenhineingeraten

This word in other languages

escape(English)escapar(Español)échapper(Français)escapar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enktommen
  • enntkommen
  • entkkommen
  • entkmomen
  • entkomemn
  • entkomen
  • entkommenn
  • entkommne
  • entokmmen
  • enttkommen
  • etnkommen
  • netkommen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entkommen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

enktommen2enntkommen1entkkommen1entkmomen2entkomemn2entkomen1entkommenn1entkommne2
Edit distance from "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 "entkommen"?
"entkommen" is spelled E-N-T-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈkɔmən].
What does "entkommen" mean?
As a verb, "entkommen" means: eine bedrohliche oder unangenehme Situation verlassen, hinter sich lassen, vermeiden
What words are commonly confused with "entkommen"?
"entkommen" is commonly confused with "entkommt", "entnommen", "Einkommen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entkommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entkommen" is [ɛntˈkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entkommen" come from?
"entkommen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

einseitig#7,903Erwähnung#7,913demselben#7,893Christina#7,888

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

ernähren12 variantsgründete12 variantsAufsicht12 variantsKardinal12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list