entlang

[ɛntˈlaŋ]

/[ɛntˈlaŋ]/ adv

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The verdict

“entlang” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,918. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,918
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - neben, am Rand, der Länge folgend

Corpus desk

Index DE-entlang · entlang · German

entlang · rank #1,918 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,918
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dienstag

Nearest frequency peer: Dienstag (-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 „entlang“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „entlang“ 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).

entlang vs Estland
57% similar
entlang vs erklang
71% similar
entlang vs England
57% similar

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

Key facts for entlang
PropertyValue
Headwordentlang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ɛntˈlaŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,918
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „entlang“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Dienstag“ (#1,917), „entsprechende“ (#1,919), „Bundesregierung“ (#1,916). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entlang“ bei #1,918. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around entlang (IPA [ɛntˈlaŋ]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #1,918 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "neben, am Rand, der Länge folgend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for entlang, with forms such as "enltang", "enntlang", and "entalng". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Estland", "erklang", "England", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 entlang, spelled E-N-T-L-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    neben, am Rand, der Länge folgend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. bei Nachstellung: Er ging den Rhein entlang spazieren.
  2. bei Vorausstellung: Er ging entlang dem Rhein spazieren.

This word in other languages

along(English)le long de(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enltang
  • enntlang
  • entalng
  • entlagn
  • entlangg
  • entlanng
  • entllang
  • entlnag
  • enttlang
  • etnlang
  • netlang

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

enltang2enntlang1entalng2entlagn2entlangg1entlanng1entllang1entlnag2
Edit distance from "entlang"

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 "entlang"?
"entlang" is spelled E-N-T-L-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈlaŋ].
What does "entlang" mean?
As an adverb, "entlang" means: neben, am Rand, der Länge folgend
What words are commonly confused with "entlang"?
"entlang" is commonly confused with "Estland", "erklang", "England". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entlang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entlang" is [ɛntˈlaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entlang" come from?
"entlang" 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 "entlang", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kriegen#1,928Punkten#1,934Männern#1,896Hinweis#1,889

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Reaktion11 variantsStimmung11 variantsfordert11 variantsbestand11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list