entschuldigen

[ɛntˈʃʊldɪɡn̩]

/[ɛntˈʃʊldɪɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“entschuldigen” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,259. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,259
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - freisprechen von einer Schuld

Corpus desk

Index DE-entschuldigen · entschuldigen · German

entschuldigen · rank #5,259 · 21 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,259
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Emotionen

Nearest frequency peer: Emotionen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „entschuldigen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „entschuldigen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

entschuldigen vs entschuldigt
85% similar
entschuldigen vs entschuldigte
85% similar
entschuldigen vs Entschuldigung
79% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for entschuldigen
PropertyValue
Headwordentschuldigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈʃʊldɪɡn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#5,259
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „entschuldigen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).entschuldigenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Emotionen“ (#5,258), „erteilt“ (#5,260), „eingegangen“ (#5,257). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entschuldigen“ bei #5,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around entschuldigen (IPA [ɛntˈʃʊldɪɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,259 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for entschuldigen, with forms such as "enntschuldigen", "enstchuldigen", and "entcshuldigen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "entschuldigt", "entschuldigte", "Entschuldigung", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is entschuldigen, spelled E-N-T-S-C-H-U-L-D-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    freisprechen von einer Schuld
  2. 2
    um Entschuldigung bitten
  3. 3
    den eigenen – oft durch Gesten angedeuteten – Abgang ansagen und um Verständnis dafür bitten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieser Fehler ist nicht zu entschuldigen.
  2. „Wir sollen Gott fürchten und lieben, dass wir unseren Nächsten nicht belügen, verraten, verleumden oder seinen Ruf verderben, sondern sollen ihn entschuldigen, Gutes von ihm reden und alles zum Besten kehren.“

This word in other languages

apologize(English)disculpar(Español)pardonner(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enntschuldigen
  • enstchuldigen
  • entcshuldigen
  • entscchuldigen
  • entschhuldigen
  • entschludigen
  • entschudligen
  • entschulddigen
  • entschuldgien
  • entschuldiegn
  • entschuldigenn
  • entschuldiggen
  • entschuldigne
  • entschulidgen
  • entschulldigen
  • entscuhldigen
  • entshculdigen
  • entsschuldigen
  • enttschuldigen
  • etnschuldigen
  • netschuldigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entschuldigen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

enntschuldigen1enstchuldigen2entcshuldigen2entscchuldigen1entschhuldigen1entschludigen2entschudligen2entschulddigen1
Edit distance from "entschuldigen"

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 "entschuldigen"?
"entschuldigen" is spelled E-N-T-S-C-H-U-L-D-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈʃʊldɪɡn̩].
What does "entschuldigen" mean?
As a verb, "entschuldigen" means: freisprechen von einer Schuld
What words are commonly confused with "entschuldigen"?
"entschuldigen" is commonly confused with "entschuldigt", "entschuldigte", "Entschuldigung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entschuldigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entschuldigen" is [ɛntˈʃʊldɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entschuldigen" come from?
"entschuldigen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "entschuldigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

herausgegeben#5,268traditionelle#5,226individuellen#5,187angeschlossen#5,339

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

eingeschränkt21 variantsunterschreiben21 variantsvorgeschlagen21 variantsDemonstranten21 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list