entledigen
German, verb
entledigen is spelled E-N-T-L-E-D-I-G-E-N (10 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 39,278th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Entledigen is a German verb meaning “to get rid; to free oneself” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Entledigen is a different word: “gerund of entledigen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich von etwas oder jemandem trennen”.
What does entledigen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to get rid; to free oneself
Nach dem Banküberfall hat er vor, sich seines Mitwissers zu entledigen.
- 2
to take off
Der Junge entledigte sich seines Regenmantels.
noun
- 1
neutergerund of entledigen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich von etwas oder jemandem trennen
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 entledigen
- entledigt present singular third-person
- entledigte past
- haben auxiliary
- entledigend participle present
- entledige first-person indicative present
- entledigst indicative present second-person
- entledigest second-person singular subjunctive
- entlediget plural second-person subjunctive
- entledigten first-person indicative plural
- entledigtest indicative preterite second-person
- entledigtet indicative plural preterite
- entledig imperative second-person singular
- habe entledigt first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben entledigt first-person indicative multiword-construction
- entledig! imperative singular
- entledige! imperative singular
- entledigt! imperative plural
- entledigt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to entledigen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is entledigen in German?
entledigen appears 1.0 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).