entpflichten
[ɛntˈp͡flɪçtn̩]
The verdict
“entpflichten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden von einer Pflicht, Verpflichtung oder einem Amt befreien
Corpus desk
Index DE-entpflichten · entpflichten · German
entpflichten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | entpflichten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈp͡flɪçtn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „entpflichten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
entpflichten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈp͡flɪçtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden von einer Pflicht, Verpflichtung oder einem Amt befreien".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for entpflichten, 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's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is entpflichten, spelled E-N-T-P-F-L-I-C-H-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden von einer Pflicht, Verpflichtung oder einem Amt befreien
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how entpflichten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Vergangene Woche gab das Bistum bekannt, dass zwei Priester entpflichtet wurden, sie dürfen fortan keinen priesterlichen Dienst mehr tun.“
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.