entlohnen

[ɛntˈloːnən]

/[ɛntˈloːnən]/ verb

The verdict

“entlohnen” is uncommon German (frequency #79,114 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,114
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden für erbrachte Leistungen bezahlen; jemandem den Lohn für etwas zahlen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entlohnen · entlohnen · German

entlohnen · rank #79,114 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,114
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Endrunden

Nearest frequency peer: Endrunden (-2 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 „entlohnen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „entlohnen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entlohnen
PropertyValue
Headwordentlohnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈloːnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#79,114
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entlohnen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).entlohnenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Endrunden“ (#79,112), „Erbfall“ (#79,117), „Elixier“ (#79,110). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entlohnen“ bei #79,114. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entlohnen is uncommon German at frequency #79,114 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈloːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden für erbrachte Leistungen bezahlen; jemandem den Lohn für etwas zahlen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for entlohnen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 entlohnen, spelled E-N-T-L-O-H-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden für erbrachte Leistungen bezahlen; jemandem den Lohn für etwas zahlen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der normale Verleger entlohnt seine Autoren, Redakteure und Korrektoren.“
  2. „In den neuen Bundesländern werden gerade einmal 50 Prozent der Arbeitstätigen nach Tarifverträgen entlohnt.“

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entlohnen"?
"entlohnen" is spelled E-N-T-L-O-H-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈloːnən].
What does "entlohnen" mean?
As a verb, "entlohnen" means: jemanden für erbrachte Leistungen bezahlen; jemandem den Lohn für etwas zahlen
How do you pronounce "entlohnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entlohnen" is [ɛntˈloːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entlohnen" come from?
"entlohnen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list