Entlüftung

[ɛntˈlʏftʊŋ]

/[ɛntˈlʏftʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Entlüftung” is uncommon German (frequency #92,839 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,839
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Entlüften von Räumen; das entlüftet werden von Bauwerken

Corpus desk

Index DE-entluftung · Entlüftung · German

Entlüftung · rank #92,839 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,839
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Entführern

Nearest frequency peer: Entführern (-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 „Entlüftung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Entlüftung
PropertyValue
HeadwordEntlüftung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛntˈlʏftʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,839
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Entlüftung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Entführern“ (#92,838), „enträtseln“ (#92,840), „entflieht“ (#92,837). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Entlüftung“ bei #92,839. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Entlüftung is uncommon German at frequency #92,839 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛntˈlʏftʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Entlüftung in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Entlüftung, spelled E-N-T-L-Ü-F-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Entlüften von Räumen; das entlüftet werden von Bauwerken
  2. 2
    herstellen eines Druckausgleich im System, damit etwas fließen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Eine gute Entlüftung ist unabdingbar für die Vermeidung einer zu hohen Luftfeuchtigkeit.“
  2. „Die Norm DIN 18017-3 “gilt für die Entlüftung mit Ventilatoren zur Lüftung von Bädern und Toilettenräumen ohne Außenfenster in Wohnungen”.“

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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 "Entlüftung"?
"Entlüftung" is spelled E-N-T-L-Ü-F-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈlʏftʊŋ].
What does "Entlüftung" mean?
As a noun, "Entlüftung" means: das Entlüften von Räumen; das entlüftet werden von Bauwerken
How do you pronounce "Entlüftung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Entlüftung" is [ɛntˈlʏftʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Entlüftung" come from?
"Entlüftung" 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 "Entlüftung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list