entkräften

[ɛntˈkʁɛftn̩]

/[ɛntˈkʁɛftn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“entkräften” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,078. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,078
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem oder etwas die Kraft nehmen, kraftlos machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entkraften · entkräften · German

entkräften · rank #38,078 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #38,078
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entbehrt

Nearest frequency peer: entbehrt (-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 „entkräften“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „entkräften“ 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).

entkräften vs entkräftet
90% similar

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

Key facts for entkräften
PropertyValue
Headwordentkräften
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈkʁɛftn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#38,078
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „entkräften“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.entkräftenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „entbehrt“ (#38,077), „entkräftet“ (#38,079), „engste“ (#38,076). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entkräften“ bei #38,078. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around entkräften (IPA [ɛntˈkʁɛftn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,078 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for entkräften, with forms such as "enkträften", "enntkräften", and "entkkräften". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "entkräftet", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is entkräften, spelled E-N-T-K-R-Ä-F-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem oder etwas die Kraft nehmen, kraftlos machen
  2. 2
    eine Theorie, einen Vorwurf, eine Anschuldigung widerlegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Grippe hat ihn entkräftet und deshalb musste er sich die ganze Woche krankschreiben lassen.
  2. Der Verdacht wurde durch Zeugenaussagen entkräftet.

Synonyms

auslaugenbeanspruchenerschöpfenkraftlosmachenstrapazierenzermürbenwiderlegen

This word in other languages

weaken(English)debilitar(Español)affaiblir(Français)debilitar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enkträften
  • enntkräften
  • entkkräften
  • entkrfäten
  • entkrräften
  • entkräfetn
  • entkräfften
  • entkräftenn
  • entkräftne
  • entkräftten
  • entkrätfen
  • entkärften
  • entrkäften
  • enttkräften
  • etnkräften
  • netkräften

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entkräften - 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.

enkträften2enntkräften1entkkräften1entkrfäten2entkrräften1entkräfetn2entkräfften1entkräftenn1
Edit distance from "entkräften"

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 "entkräften"?
"entkräften" is spelled E-N-T-K-R-Ä-F-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈkʁɛftn̩].
What does "entkräften" mean?
As a verb, "entkräften" means: jemandem oder etwas die Kraft nehmen, kraftlos machen
What words are commonly confused with "entkräften"?
"entkräften" is commonly confused with "entkräftet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entkräften"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entkräften" is [ɛntˈkʁɛftn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entkräften" come from?
"entkräften" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entkräftet#38,079Empfängers#38,075empfundene#38,074fachlicher#38,093

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Filmmaterial16 variantsFrischkäse16 variantsCornflakes16 variantsgeschwommen16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list