Entkräftung
[ɛntˈkʁɛftʊŋ]
The verdict
“Entkräftung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang, immer kraftloser zu werden, und Ergebnis dieses Vorgangs
Corpus desk
Index DE-entkraftung · Entkräftung · German
Entkräftung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Entkräftung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛntˈkʁɛftʊŋ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Entkräftung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Entkräftung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛntˈkʁɛftʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorgang, immer kraftloser zu werden, und Ergebnis dieses Vorgangs".
Entkräftung has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Entkräftung, spelled E-N-T-K-R-Ä-F-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Vorgang, immer kraftloser zu werden, und Ergebnis dieses Vorgangs
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Entkräftung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Endlich kam Laura und berichtete, daß sich die Kranke unverändert in einem Zustand der Entkräftung befinde, daß sich der Arzt über ihre große Schwäche sehr wundere und nicht wisse, worauf sie zurückzuführen sei.“
„Dann hatte er irgendwann vor Entkräftung das Bewußtsein verloren und war erst in der Hütte wieder aufgewacht.“
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.