Entrundung
[ɛntˈʁʊndʊŋ]
The verdict
“Entrundung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ersetzung eines mit Lippenrundung gesprochenen Vokals durch einen, der ohne die Lippenrundung gesprochen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-entrundung · Entrundung · German
Entrundung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Entrundung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛntˈʁʊndʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Entrundung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Entrundung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛntˈʁʊndʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ersetzung eines mit Lippenrundung gesprochenen Vokals durch einen, der ohne die Lippenrundung gesprochen wird".
Entrundung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Entrundung, spelled E-N-T-R-U-N-D-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Ersetzung eines mit Lippenrundung gesprochenen Vokals durch einen, der ohne die Lippenrundung gesprochen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Entrundung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Gegensatz zur Rundung bezeichnet die Entrundung das Aufgeben der Lippenbeteiligung bei den Vokalen ü, ö, eu, so daß i, e, ei daraus entsteht.“
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.