entscheiden

/[ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dn̩]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,053

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

entscheiden is aGermanverb. It means: eine Auswahl treffen, sich bestimmen Pronounced [ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dn̩]. It ranks #1,053 in German word frequency. Often confused with entschieden and entscheidet.

Key facts for entscheiden
PropertyValue
Headwordentscheiden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#1,053
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of entscheiden in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for entscheiden is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,053 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for entscheiden, with forms such as "enntscheiden", "enstcheiden", and "entcsheiden". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "entschieden", "entscheidet", "Entscheider", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is entscheiden, spelled E-N-T-S-C-H-E-I-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Auswahl treffen, sich bestimmen
  2. 2
    einen Entschluss fassen, sich entschließen
  3. 3
    es gibt ein Ergebnis (eine Entscheidung) bei etwas
  4. 4
    ein Urteil, den Ausgang einer Sache bestimmen

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enntscheiden,enstcheiden,entcsheiden,entsccheiden,entscehiden,entschedien,entscheidden,entscheidenn,entscheidne,entscheiedn,entschheiden,entshceiden,entsscheiden,enttscheiden,etnscheiden,netscheiden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for entscheiden

Misspelling Variants of "entscheiden"

enntscheiden12enstcheiden11entcsheiden11entsccheiden12entscehiden11entschedien11entscheidden12entscheidenn12
Misspelling Variants of "entscheiden"

Frequency rank: #1,053 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entscheiden"?
"entscheiden" is spelled E-N-T-S-C-H-E-I-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dn̩].
What does "entscheiden" mean?
As a verb, "entscheiden" means: eine Auswahl treffen, sich bestimmen
What words are commonly confused with "entscheiden"?
"entscheiden" is commonly confused with "entschieden", "entscheidet", "Entscheider". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entscheiden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entscheiden" is [ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entscheiden" come from?
"entscheiden" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.