Entlastung
[ɛntˈlastʊŋ]
The verdict
“Entlastung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #11,042 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,042
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Befreiung/Freiheit von einem anstrengenden, bedrückenden oder unerwünschten Zustand
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Entlastung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛntˈlastʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #11,042 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Entlastung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Entlastung is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛntˈlastʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,042 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Befreiung/Freiheit von einem anstrengenden, bedrückenden oder unerwünschten Zustand
- 2ausdrückliche Annahme der Führung der Geschäfte einer Gesellschaft für einen bestimmten, zurückliegenden Zeitraum
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “Entlastung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-N-T-L-A-S-T-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛntˈlastʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Entrüstung” - see the side-by-side comparison. Entlastung vs Entrüstung
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.