entschleiern
[ɛntˈʃlaɪ̯ɐn]
The verdict
“entschleiern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Schleier von etwas (auch von sich) wegnehmen/entfernen; eine Verschleierung ablegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-entschleiern · entschleiern · German
entschleiern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entschleiern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈʃlaɪ̯ɐn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „entschleiern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
entschleiern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈʃlaɪ̯ɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for entschleiern, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is entschleiern, spelled E-N-T-S-C-H-L-E-I-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1einen Schleier von etwas (auch von sich) wegnehmen/entfernen; eine Verschleierung ablegen
- 2etwas enthüllen, offenlegen, aufdecken, Inhalt freigeben/zu erkennen geben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entschleiern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zugleich zeigte sie ihm ihren entblößten Vorderarm, den man für Krystal gehalten haben würde; sie entschleierte ihr Gesicht, welches dem Vollmonde glich, …
„Der Theaterautor René Pollesch will mit seinen Arbeiten eingefahrene Gesellschaftsmuster entlarven. Ihm gehe es darum, die Normalität als Konstruktion zu entschleiern, sagte der 42-Jährige in einem dpa-Gespräch in Hannover.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.