Entschlüsselung

[ɛntˈʃlʏsəlʊŋ]

/[ɛntˈʃlʏsəlʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Entschlüsselung” is uncommon German (frequency #58,724 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,724
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handlung, bei der ein zunächst nicht lesbarer Text mittels eines Schlüssels lesbar gemacht wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-entschlusselung · Entschlüsselung · German

Entschlüsselung · rank #58,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,724
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entpuppen

Nearest frequency peer: entpuppen (-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 „Entschlüsselung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Entschlüsselung
PropertyValue
HeadwordEntschlüsselung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛntˈʃlʏsəlʊŋ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#58,724
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Entschlüsselung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Entschlüsselungfällt 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: „entpuppen“ (#58,723), „entsprang“ (#58,725), „Entität“ (#58,722). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Entschlüsselung“ bei #58,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Entschlüsselung is uncommon German at frequency #58,724 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛntˈʃlʏsəlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Handlung, bei der ein zunächst nicht lesbarer Text mittels eines Schlüssels lesbar gemacht wird".

Zero misspellings are on record for Entschlüsselung in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Entschlüsselung, spelled E-N-T-S-C-H-L-Ü-S-S-E-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handlung, bei der ein zunächst nicht lesbarer Text mittels eines Schlüssels lesbar gemacht wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ligaturen und Abbreviaturen durchsetzen die Texte in solchem Umfang, daß es zur Entschlüsselung eines besonderen Studiums bedurfte.“
  2. „Mein Anliegen war, die Geschichte der Entschlüsselungen auch unter diesen umfassenderen Aspekten zu erzählen…“

Synonyms

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Antonyms

Verschlüsselung

This word in other languages

decipherment(English)descodificación(Español)décodage(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 "Entschlüsselung"?
"Entschlüsselung" is spelled E-N-T-S-C-H-L-Ü-S-S-E-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈʃlʏsəlʊŋ].
What does "Entschlüsselung" mean?
As a noun, "Entschlüsselung" means: Handlung, bei der ein zunächst nicht lesbarer Text mittels eines Schlüssels lesbar gemacht wird
How do you pronounce "Entschlüsselung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Entschlüsselung" is [ɛntˈʃlʏsəlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Entschlüsselung" come from?
"Entschlüsselung" 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 "Entschlüsselung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

fertigzustellen#58,763Diversifikation#58,681Generalkonsulat#58,805Arbeitskollegin#58,555

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list