entpuppen

[ɛntˈpʊpn̩]

/[ɛntˈpʊpn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“entpuppen” is uncommon German (frequency #58,723 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,723
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich aus dem Puppenstadium lösen beziehungsweise aus seiner Puppe schlüpfen und sich zu einer höheren Form entwickeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-entpuppen · entpuppen · German

entpuppen · rank #58,723 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,723
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Entität

Nearest frequency peer: Entität (-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 „entpuppen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entpuppen
PropertyValue
Headwordentpuppen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈpʊpn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,723
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entpuppen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).entpuppenfällt 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: „Entität“ (#58,722), „Entschlüsselung“ (#58,724), „entbrannt“ (#58,721). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entpuppen“ bei #58,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entpuppen is uncommon German at frequency #58,723 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈpʊpn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for entpuppen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is entpuppen, spelled E-N-T-P-U-P-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich aus dem Puppenstadium lösen beziehungsweise aus seiner Puppe schlüpfen und sich zu einer höheren Form entwickeln
  2. 2
    sich überraschenderweise herausstellen/erweisen/zeigen, sich als anders als erwartet offenbaren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nachtschmetterlinge entpuppen sich unter der Erde.
  2. Die hochbezahlte Stelle entpuppt sich als der reine Horror.

Antonyms

verpuppen

This word in other languages

eclosion(English)eclosionar(Español)émerger(Français)

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 "entpuppen"?
"entpuppen" is spelled E-N-T-P-U-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈpʊpn̩].
What does "entpuppen" mean?
As a verb, "entpuppen" means: sich aus dem Puppenstadium lösen beziehungsweise aus seiner Puppe schlüpfen und sich zu einer höheren Form entwickeln
How do you pronounce "entpuppen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entpuppen" is [ɛntˈpʊpn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entpuppen" come from?
"entpuppen" 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 "entpuppen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

entbrannt#58,721entsprang#58,725Erblasser#58,728Erdkruste#58,730

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list