Entlastung

[ɛntˈlastʊŋ]

/[ɛntˈlastʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Entlastung” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,042. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,042
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Befreiung/Freiheit von einem anstrengenden, bedrückenden oder unerwünschten Zustand

Corpus desk

Index DE-entlastung · Entlastung · German

Entlastung · rank #11,042 · 16 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,042
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH eisernen

Nearest frequency peer: eisernen (-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 „Entlastung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Entlastung“ 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).

Entlastung vs Entrüstung
80% similar
Entlastung vs entlasten
70% similar
Entlastung vs Entladung
80% similar

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

Key facts for Entlastung
PropertyValue
HeadwordEntlastung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛntˈlastʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#11,042
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Entlastung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Entlastungliegt 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: „eisernen“ (#11,041), „erbracht“ (#11,043), „eintreffen“ (#11,040). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Entlastung“ bei #11,042. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Entlastung (IPA [ɛntˈlastʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,042 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 Entlastung, with forms such as "enltastung", "enntlastung", and "entalstung". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Entrüstung", "entlasten", "Entladung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Entlastung, spelled E-N-T-L-A-S-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Befreiung/Freiheit von einem anstrengenden, bedrückenden oder unerwünschten Zustand
  2. 2
    ausdrückliche Annahme der Führung der Geschäfte einer Gesellschaft für einen bestimmten, zurückliegenden Zeitraum

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die geplante Umgehungsstraße soll dem innerstädtischen Verkehr eine deutliche Entlastung bringen.
  2. Alle zu meiner Entlastung vorgebrachten Argumente halfen mir dann letztlich auch nicht.

Antonyms

BelastungNichtentlastungAnklage

This word in other languages

exoneration(English)soulagement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enltastung
  • enntlastung
  • entalstung
  • entlasstung
  • entlastnug
  • entlasttung
  • entlastugn
  • entlastungg
  • entlastunng
  • entlasutng
  • entlatsung
  • entllastung
  • entlsatung
  • enttlastung
  • etnlastung
  • netlastung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Entlastung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

enltastung2enntlastung1entalstung2entlasstung1entlastnug2entlasttung1entlastugn2entlastungg1
Edit distance from "Entlastung"

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 "Entlastung"?
"Entlastung" is spelled E-N-T-L-A-S-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈlastʊŋ].
What does "Entlastung" mean?
As a noun, "Entlastung" means: Befreiung/Freiheit von einem anstrengenden, bedrückenden oder unerwünschten Zustand
What words are commonly confused with "Entlastung"?
"Entlastung" is commonly confused with "Entrüstung", "entlasten", "Entladung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Entlastung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Entlastung" is [ɛntˈlastʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Entlastung" come from?
"Entlastung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

eintreffen#11,040erwarteten#11,048eindringen#11,035Handschuhe#11,061

Similar misspelling depth

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

andernfalls16 variantsMitwirkung16 variantsWiederaufbau16 variantsWettbewerbs16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list