entry

[ˈentri]

/[ˈentri]/ noun

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The verdict

“entry” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,525. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,525
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zugang, Zutritt, Einreise

Corpus desk

Index DE-entry · entry · German

entry · rank #31,525 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,525
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entlässt

Nearest frequency peer: entlässt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „entry“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „entry“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

entry vs extra
60% similar
entry vs every
60% similar
entry vs Ente
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for entry
PropertyValue
Headwordentry
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈentri]
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,525
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „entry“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.entryliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „entlässt“ (#31,524), „entspreche“ (#31,526), „epischen“ (#31,527). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entry“ bei #31,525. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around entry (IPA [ˈentri]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,525 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for entry, with forms such as "enntry", "enrty", and "entrry". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "extra", "every", "Ente", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is entry, spelled E-N-T-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zugang, Zutritt, Einreise
  2. 2
    Eintritt, Eingang, Einfahrt, Einzug, Einrücken
  3. 3
    Eingangstür, Einfahrtstor, Eingangshalle
  4. 4
    Auftritt
  5. 5
    Amtsantritt, Dienstantritt
  6. 6
    Besitzantritt, Besitzergreifung
  7. 7
    Beitritt (übertragen)
  8. 8
    Einklarierung
  9. 9
    Eintrag, Eintragung, Vermerk
  10. 10
    Buchung, Posten, Eingang
  11. 11
    Stichwort
  12. 12
    Meldung, Nennung, Teilnahme

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The German Wiktionary has 1232290 entries right now.

This word in other languages

entrée(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enntry
  • enrty
  • entrry
  • entryy
  • enttry
  • entyr
  • etnry
  • netry

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entry - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

enntry1enrty2entrry1entryy1enttry1entyr2etnry2netry2
Edit distance from "entry"

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 "entry"?
"entry" is spelled E-N-T-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈentri].
What does "entry" mean?
As a noun, "entry" means: Zugang, Zutritt, Einreise
What words are commonly confused with "entry"?
"entry" is commonly confused with "extra", "every", "Ente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entry"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entry" is [ˈentri]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entry" come from?
"entry" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Erbes#31,530doing#31,509devil#31,506files#31,544

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

cappella8 variantsHarms8 variantsHelios8 variantsallzeit8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list