entrümpeln

[ɛntˈʁʏmpl̩n]

/[ɛntˈʁʏmpl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“entrümpeln” is uncommon German (frequency #99,729 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,729
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Gerümpel befreien

Corpus desk

Index DE-entrumpeln · entrümpeln · German

entrümpeln · rank #99,729 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,729
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Entscheidungs…

Nearest frequency peer: Entscheidungsschlacht (+2 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 „entrümpeln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entrümpeln
PropertyValue
Headwordentrümpeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈʁʏmpl̩n]
Letters10
Frequency rank#99,729
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entrümpeln“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).entrümpelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Entscheidungsschlacht“ (#99,731), „entehrt“ (#99,726), „entthront“ (#99,732). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entrümpeln“ bei #99,729. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entrümpeln is uncommon German at frequency #99,729 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈʁʏmpl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von Gerümpel befreien".

entrümpeln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is entrümpeln, spelled E-N-T-R-Ü-M-P-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Gerümpel befreien

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er verbrachte den ganzen Tag damit, seinen Keller zu entrümpeln.

This word in other languages

clean up(English)débarrasser(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 "entrümpeln"?
"entrümpeln" is spelled E-N-T-R-Ü-M-P-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈʁʏmpl̩n].
What does "entrümpeln" mean?
As a verb, "entrümpeln" means: von Gerümpel befreien
How do you pronounce "entrümpeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entrümpeln" is [ɛntˈʁʏmpl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entrümpeln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "entrümpeln", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erfahrenes#99,736Eisschicht#99,719explosives#99,756eingeklagt#99,701

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list