entrinnen

/[ɛntˈʁɪnən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,609

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

entrinnen is aGermanverb. It means: eine bedrohliche oder unangenehme Situation verlassen, hinter sich lassen, vermeiden Pronounced [ɛntˈʁɪnən]. Often confused with ertrinken and entrissen.

Key facts for entrinnen
PropertyValue
Headwordentrinnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈʁɪnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,609
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of entrinnen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for entrinnen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛntˈʁɪnən]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,609 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine bedrohliche oder unangenehme Situation verlassen, hinter sich lassen, vermeiden".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for entrinnen, with forms such as "enntrinnen", "enrtinnen", and "entirnnen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "ertrinken", "entrissen", "entbinden", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is entrinnen, spelled E-N-T-R-I-N-N-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine bedrohliche oder unangenehme Situation verlassen, hinter sich lassen, vermeiden

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enntrinnen,enrtinnen,entirnnen,entrinen,entrinenn,entrinnenn,entrinnne,entrninen,entrrinnen,enttrinnen,etnrinnen,netrinnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for entrinnen

Misspelling Variants of "entrinnen"

enntrinnen10enrtinnen9entirnnen9entrinen8entrinenn9entrinnenn10entrinnne9entrninen9
Misspelling Variants of "entrinnen"

Frequency rank: #46,609 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entrinnen"?
"entrinnen" is spelled E-N-T-R-I-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈʁɪnən].
What does "entrinnen" mean?
As a verb, "entrinnen" means: eine bedrohliche oder unangenehme Situation verlassen, hinter sich lassen, vermeiden
What words are commonly confused with "entrinnen"?
"entrinnen" is commonly confused with "ertrinken", "entrissen", "entbinden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entrinnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entrinnen" is [ɛntˈʁɪnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entrinnen" come from?
"entrinnen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.