entschärfen

[ɛntˈʃɛʁfn̩]

/[ɛntˈʃɛʁfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“entschärfen” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,497. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,497
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Vorrichtung zum Zünden bei Sprengkörpern entfernen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entscharfen · entschärfen · German

entschärfen · rank #23,497 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #23,497
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entgeht

Nearest frequency peer: entgeht (-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 „entschärfen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „entschärfen“ 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).

entschärfen vs entschärft
82% similar

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

Key facts for entschärfen
PropertyValue
Headwordentschärfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈʃɛʁfn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#23,497
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „entschärfen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „entgeht“ (#23,496), „Ellwangen“ (#23,495), „erarbeitete“ (#23,499). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entschärfen“ bei #23,497. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around entschärfen (IPA [ɛntˈʃɛʁfn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,497 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for entschärfen, with forms such as "enntschärfen", "enstchärfen", and "entcshärfen". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "entschärft", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is entschärfen, spelled E-N-T-S-C-H-Ä-R-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Vorrichtung zum Zünden bei Sprengkörpern entfernen
  2. 2
    einer Angelegenheit, einer Sache die Schärfe nehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Bombe wurde entschärft, jetzt besteht keine Gefahr mehr.
  2. Mit seinen freundlichen Worten trug er dazu bei, die Situation zu entschärfen.

Synonyms

entladenentspannenabmildernmildernetwas die Spitze abbrechenetwas die Spitze nehmenetwas den Stachel abbrechenetwas den Stachel nehmen

Antonyms

verschärfen

This word in other languages

defuse(English)desactivar(Español)désamorcer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enntschärfen
  • enstchärfen
  • entcshärfen
  • entscchärfen
  • entschhärfen
  • entschräfen
  • entschäfren
  • entschärefn
  • entschärfenn
  • entschärffen
  • entschärfne
  • entschärrfen
  • entscährfen
  • entshcärfen
  • entsschärfen
  • enttschärfen
  • etnschärfen
  • netschärfen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

enntschärfen1enstchärfen2entcshärfen2entscchärfen1entschhärfen1entschräfen2entschäfren2entschärefn2
Edit distance from "entschärfen"

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 "entschärfen"?
"entschärfen" is spelled E-N-T-S-C-H-Ä-R-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈʃɛʁfn̩].
What does "entschärfen" mean?
As a verb, "entschärfen" means: die Vorrichtung zum Zünden bei Sprengkörpern entfernen
What words are commonly confused with "entschärfen"?
"entschärfen" is commonly confused with "entschärft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entschärfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entschärfen" is [ɛntˈʃɛʁfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entschärfen" come from?
"entschärfen" 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 "entschärfen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erarbeitete#23,499einseitigen#23,490Ersparnisse#23,505explodierte#23,513

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

deprimierend18 variantsFälschungen18 variantsaussichtslos18 variantsangestrengt18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list