entlieben

[ɛntˈliːbn̩]

/[ɛntˈliːbn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“entlieben” 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) - eine Liebe beenden, indem (meist mit Absicht versucht wird) die (verliebten, liebevollen) Gefühle für den anderen zu mindern oder zu tilgen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entlieben · entlieben · German

entlieben · 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.

Key facts for entlieben
PropertyValue
Headwordentlieben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈliːbn̩]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entlieben“ im Deutschen

entliebenschafft 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

entlieben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈliːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Liebe beenden, indem (meist mit Absicht versucht wird) die (verliebten, liebevollen) Gefühle für den anderen zu mindern oder zu tilgen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for entlieben, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is entlieben, spelled E-N-T-L-I-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Liebe beenden, indem (meist mit Absicht versucht wird) die (verliebten, liebevollen) Gefühle für den anderen zu mindern oder zu tilgen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie beschloss ganz bewusst, sich jetzt schleunigst zu entlieben, um endlich wieder klar denken zu können.
  2. Ich rate dir: entlieb dich ganz schnell wieder, der Typ ist nichts für dich!

Antonyms

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 "entlieben"?
"entlieben" is spelled E-N-T-L-I-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈliːbn̩].
What does "entlieben" mean?
As a verb, "entlieben" means: eine Liebe beenden, indem (meist mit Absicht versucht wird) die (verliebten, liebevollen) Gefühle für den anderen zu mindern oder zu tilgen
How do you pronounce "entlieben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entlieben" is [ɛntˈliːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entlieben" come from?
"entlieben" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list