entleeren

[ɛntˈleːʁən]

/[ɛntˈleːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“entleeren” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,247. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,247
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (vollständig) leer machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entleeren · entleeren · German

entleeren · rank #45,247 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,247
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entwickelter

Nearest frequency peer: entwickelter (+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 „entleeren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „entleeren“ 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).

entleeren vs entleert
78% similar
entleeren vs entlegenen
80% similar
entleeren vs entbehren
78% similar

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

Key facts for entleeren
PropertyValue
Headwordentleeren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈleːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,247
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „entleeren“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.entleerenliegt 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: „entwickelter“ (#45,248), „Emsdetten“ (#45,245), „erfülltes“ (#45,249). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entleeren“ bei #45,247. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around entleeren (IPA [ɛntˈleːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #45,247 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(vollständig) leer machen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for entleeren, with forms such as "enlteeren", "enntleeren", and "enteleren". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "entleert", "entlegenen", "entbehren", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is entleeren, spelled E-N-T-L-E-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (vollständig) leer machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vor einer Darmspiegelung muss der Patient den Darm entleeren.
  2. Den Biomülleimer sollte man jeden Tag entleeren.

Antonyms

füllen

This word in other languages

empty(English)vider(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enlteeren
  • enntleeren
  • enteleren
  • entleeern
  • entleerenn
  • entleerne
  • entleerren
  • entlereen
  • entleren
  • entlleeren
  • enttleeren
  • etnleeren
  • netleeren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

enlteeren2enntleeren1enteleren2entleeern2entleerenn1entleerne2entleerren1entlereen2
Edit distance from "entleeren"

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 "entleeren"?
"entleeren" is spelled E-N-T-L-E-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈleːʁən].
What does "entleeren" mean?
As a verb, "entleeren" means: (vollständig) leer machen
What words are commonly confused with "entleeren"?
"entleeren" is commonly confused with "entleert", "entlegenen", "entbehren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entleeren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entleeren" is [ɛntˈleːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entleeren" come from?
"entleeren" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Emsdetten#45,245erfülltes#45,249Eskapaden#45,254Einhörner#45,235

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

einstellte13 variantsFriseurin13 variantsgegebenem13 variantsbröckelt13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list