entnerven
[ɛntˈnɛʁfn̩]
The verdict
“entnerven” 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) - über einen gewissen Zeitraum hinweg belasten (auf die Nerven fallen), bis der Betroffene keine Energie mehr hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-entnerven · entnerven · German
entnerven · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | entnerven |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈnɛʁfn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „entnerven“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
entnerven is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈnɛʁfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "über einen gewissen Zeitraum hinweg belasten (auf die Nerven fallen), bis der Betroffene keine Energie mehr hat".
No generated misspelling entries exist for entnerven in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is entnerven, spelled E-N-T-N-E-R-V-E-N.
Definition
- 1über einen gewissen Zeitraum hinweg belasten (auf die Nerven fallen), bis der Betroffene keine Energie mehr hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entnerven appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn dieses entnervende Gebohre in der Nachbarwohnung nicht bald aufhört, werde ich noch ganz verrückt!
Diese stundenlange Warterei auf dem Flugplatz, und das ohne jegliche Information, hat mich völlig entnervt.
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.