entlassen

/[ɛntˈlasn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,435

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

entlassen is aGermanverb. It means: jemandem erlauben zu gehen Pronounced [ɛntˈlasn̩]. It ranks #3,435 in German word frequency. Often confused with erlassen and entlässt.

Key facts for entlassen
PropertyValue
Headwordentlassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈlasn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,435
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of entlassen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for entlassen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛntˈlasn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,435 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for entlassen, with forms such as "enltassen", "enntlassen", and "entalssen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "erlassen", "entlässt", "entlasten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is entlassen, spelled E-N-T-L-A-S-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem erlauben zu gehen
  2. 2
    jemandem die Arbeitsstelle kündigen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enltassen,enntlassen,entalssen,entlasen,entlasesn,entlassenn,entlassne,entlaßen,entllassen,entlsasen,enttlassen,etnlassen,netlassen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for entlassen

Misspelling Variants of "entlassen"

enltassen9enntlassen10entalssen9entlasen8entlasesn9entlassenn10entlassne9entlaßen8
Misspelling Variants of "entlassen"

Frequency rank: #3,435 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entlassen"?
"entlassen" is spelled E-N-T-L-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈlasn̩].
What does "entlassen" mean?
As a verb, "entlassen" means: jemandem erlauben zu gehen
What words are commonly confused with "entlassen"?
"entlassen" is commonly confused with "erlassen", "entlässt", "entlasten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entlassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entlassen" is [ɛntˈlasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entlassen" come from?
"entlassen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.