entscheiden
German, verb
entscheiden is spelled E-N-T-S-C-H-E-I-D-E-N (11 letters) and appears 81 times per million words in written German, the 1,064th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Entscheiden is a German verb meaning “to decide, to make a decision” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Entscheiden is a different word: “gerund of entscheiden”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Auswahl treffen, sich bestimmen”.
What does entscheiden mean in English?
verb
- 1
to decide, to make a decision
- 2
to opt, to decide
Ich habe mich für den Deutschkurs entschieden.
- 3
to decide, to determine the outcome of
noun
- 1
neutergerund of entscheiden
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. eine Auswahl treffen, sich bestimmen 2. einen Entschluss fassen, sich entschließen 3. es gibt ein Ergebnis (eine Entscheidung) bei etwas 4. ein Urteil, den Ausgang einer Sache bestimmen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of entscheiden
- entscheidet present singular third-person
- entschied past
- entschieden participle past
- haben auxiliary
- 1 strong
- entscheidend participle present
- entscheide first-person indicative present
- entscheidest indicative present second-person
- entschiede first-person formal rare
- entschiedest indicative preterite second-person
- entschiedst indicative preterite second-person
- entschiedet indicative plural preterite
- entscheid imperative second-person singular
- entscheide! imperative singular
- entscheidet! imperative plural
- entschieden haben active infinitive perfect
- entschieden werden processual-passive infinitive present
- entschieden worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to entscheiden
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is entscheiden in German?
entscheiden appears 81 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).