Entlein
[ˈɛntlaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Entlein” is uncommon German (frequency #88,862 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,862
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Ente
Corpus desk
Index DE-entlein · Entlein · German
Entlein · rank #88,862 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,862
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH entgleitet
Nearest frequency peer: entgleitet (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Entlein“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- empfindsam
empfindsam
11,143 corpus weight
- Englischleh…
Englischlehrerin
11,141 corpus weight
- entgleitet
entgleitet
11,140 corpus weight
- Entlein
Entlein
11,139 corpus weight
- entronnen
entronnen
11,138 corpus weight
- entzaubert
entzaubert
11,136 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Entlein“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Entlein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛntlaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #88,862 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Entlein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Entlein is uncommon German at frequency #88,862 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛntlaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Ente".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Entlein in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Entlein, spelled E-N-T-L-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1kleine Ente
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Entlein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alle meine Entlein
Synonyms
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); 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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