entlausen
[ɛntˈlaʊ̯zn̩]
The verdict
“entlausen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Läusen befreien
Corpus desk
Index DE-entlausen · entlausen · German
entlausen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entlausen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈlaʊ̯zn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „entlausen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
entlausen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈlaʊ̯zn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von Läusen befreien".
entlausen has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is entlausen, spelled E-N-T-L-A-U-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1von Läusen befreien
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how entlausen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Lazarett wurden wir als erstes entlaust.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.