entlassen
German, verb
entlassen is spelled E-N-T-L-A-S-S-E-N (9 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written German, the 3,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Entlassen is a German verb meaning “to release” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Entlassen is a different word: “gerund of entlassen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemandem erlauben zu gehen”.
What does entlassen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to release
Er wurde aus dem Gefängnis entlassen.
- 2
to dismiss
Sie wurde von der Firma entlassen.
- 3
Austriato fire, to sack (to dismiss without statutory notice period)
noun
- 1
neutergerund of entlassen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. jemandem erlauben zu gehen 2. jemandem die Arbeitsstelle kündigen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of entlassen
- entlässt present singular third-person
- entließ past
- haben auxiliary
- 7 strong
- entlassend participle present
- entlasse first-person indicative present
- entlasst indicative plural present
- entlassest second-person singular subjunctive
- entlasset plural second-person subjunctive
- entließen first-person indicative plural
- entließe first-person formal rare
- entließest indicative preterite second-person
- entließt indicative preterite second-person
- entließet formal plural rare
- entlass imperative second-person singular
- entlasse! imperative singular
- entlass! imperative singular
- entlasst! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to entlassen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is entlassen in German?
entlassen appears 23 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).