entmenschlichen
[ɛntˈmɛnʃlɪçn̩]
The verdict
“entmenschlichen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden seiner Würde berauben; jemanden wie ein Objekt oder ein Tier betrachten oder behandeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-entmenschlichen · entmenschlichen · German
entmenschlichen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entmenschlichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈmɛnʃlɪçn̩] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „entmenschlichen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
entmenschlichen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈmɛnʃlɪçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden seiner Würde berauben; jemanden wie ein Objekt oder ein Tier betrachten oder behandeln".
Zero misspellings are on record for entmenschlichen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is entmenschlichen, spelled E-N-T-M-E-N-S-C-H-L-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden seiner Würde berauben; jemanden wie ein Objekt oder ein Tier betrachten oder behandeln
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how entmenschlichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Durch sprachliche Bilder wie „Flüchtlingswelle“ werden Geflüchtete entmenschlicht.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.