Entschärfung
[ɛntˈʃɛʁfʊŋ]
The verdict
“Entschärfung” is uncommon German (frequency #56,096 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,096
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Entschärfen eines Konfliktes
Corpus desk
Index DE-entscharfung · Entschärfung · German
Entschärfung · rank #56,096 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,096
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH entschlossene
Nearest frequency peer: entschlossene (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Entschärfung“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- entnimmt
entnimmt
43,908 corpus weight
- Entscheidun…
Entscheidungsträgern
43,907 corpus weight
- entschlosse…
entschlossene
43,906 corpus weight
- Entschärfung
Entschärfung
43,905 corpus weight
- Entwicklung…
Entwicklungsphase
43,904 corpus weight
- entzückend
entzückend
43,903 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Entschärfung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Entschärfung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛntˈʃɛʁfʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #56,096 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Entschärfung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Entschärfung is uncommon German at frequency #56,096 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛntˈʃɛʁfʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Entschärfung, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 Entschärfung, spelled E-N-T-S-C-H-Ä-R-F-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1das Entschärfen eines Konfliktes
- 2das Entschärfen einer Bombe oder eines Sprengkörpers
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Entschärfung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In der Ukraine-Krise gibt es eine neue diplomatische Initiative zur Entschärfung der Lage.“
Viele Bomben aus dem zweiten Weltkrieg sind Blindgänger und müssen entschärft werden, jedoch drohen bei der Entschärfung Gefahren oder die Bombe kann gar nicht erst entschärft werden und muss gesprengt werden.
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This word in other languages
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.
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