Entlehnung

[ɛntˈleːnʊŋ]

/[ɛntˈleːnʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Entlehnung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oberbegriff für alle Arten von Übernahmen sprachlicher Phänomene (Einheiten der verschiedenen Sprachebenen, grammatische Konstruktionen) von einer Sprache in eine andere

Corpus desk

Index DE-entlehnung · Entlehnung · German

Entlehnung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for Entlehnung
PropertyValue
HeadwordEntlehnung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛntˈleːnʊŋ]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Entlehnung“ im Deutschen

Entlehnungschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Entlehnung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛntˈleːnʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Oberbegriff für alle Arten von Übernahmen sprachlicher Phänomene (Einheiten der verschiedenen Sprachebenen, grammatische Konstruktionen) von einer Sprache in eine andere".

Zero misspellings are on record for Entlehnung in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Entlehnung, spelled E-N-T-L-E-H-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Oberbegriff für alle Arten von Übernahmen sprachlicher Phänomene (Einheiten der verschiedenen Sprachebenen, grammatische Konstruktionen) von einer Sprache in eine andere

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Entlehnungen können in vielen Bereichen einer Sprache stattfinden.
  2. „Ein großer Bereich der Gewinnung neuer Wörter besteht dann schließlich in der Entlehnung aus anderen Sprachen.“

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Entlehnung"?
"Entlehnung" is spelled E-N-T-L-E-H-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈleːnʊŋ].
What does "Entlehnung" mean?
As a noun, "Entlehnung" means: Oberbegriff für alle Arten von Übernahmen sprachlicher Phänomene (Einheiten der verschiedenen Sprachebenen, grammatische Konstruktionen) von einer Sprache in eine andere
How do you pronounce "Entlehnung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Entlehnung" is [ɛntˈleːnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Entlehnung" come from?
"Entlehnung" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list