Entschleunigung

[ɛntˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]

/[ɛntˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Entschleunigung” is uncommon German (frequency #60,525 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,525
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Verhalten, aktiv der beruflichen und privaten „Beschleunigung“ des Lebens entgegenzusteuern

Corpus desk

Index DE-entschleunigung · Entschleunigung · German

Entschleunigung · rank #60,525 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,525
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Entitäten

Nearest frequency peer: Entitäten (-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 „Entschleunigung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Entschleunigung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Entschleunigung
PropertyValue
HeadwordEntschleunigung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛntˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#60,525
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Entschleunigung“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Entschleunigungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Entitäten“ (#60,524), „entwenden“ (#60,526), „Enthaltsamkeit“ (#60,523). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Entschleunigung“ bei #60,525. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Entschleunigung is uncommon German at frequency #60,525 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛntˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Verhalten, aktiv der beruflichen und privaten „Beschleunigung“ des Lebens entgegenzusteuern".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Entschleunigung, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Entschleunigung, spelled E-N-T-S-C-H-L-E-U-N-I-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Verhalten, aktiv der beruflichen und privaten „Beschleunigung“ des Lebens entgegenzusteuern

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Durch Entschleunigung bekam er sein hektisches Leben wieder in den Griff.

Antonyms

Beschleunigung

This word in other languages

deceleration(English)décélération(Français)

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 "Entschleunigung"?
"Entschleunigung" is spelled E-N-T-S-C-H-L-E-U-N-I-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ].
What does "Entschleunigung" mean?
As a noun, "Entschleunigung" means: das Verhalten, aktiv der beruflichen und privaten „Beschleunigung“ des Lebens entgegenzusteuern
How do you pronounce "Entschleunigung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Entschleunigung" is [ɛntˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Entschleunigung" come from?
"Entschleunigung" 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 "Entschleunigung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list