entschuldigend

[ɛntˈʃʊldɪɡn̩t]

/[ɛntˈʃʊldɪɡn̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“entschuldigend” is uncommon German (frequency #85,183 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,183
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs entschuldigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entschuldigend · entschuldigend · German

entschuldigend · rank #85,183 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,183
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entmündigt

Nearest frequency peer: entmündigt (-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 „entschuldigend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entschuldigend
PropertyValue
Headwordentschuldigend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈʃʊldɪɡn̩t]
Letters14
Frequency rank#85,183
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entschuldigend“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „entmündigt“ (#85,182), „entstammten“ (#85,184), „entliehen“ (#85,181). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entschuldigend“ bei #85,183. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entschuldigend is uncommon German at frequency #85,183 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈʃʊldɪɡn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs entschuldigen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for entschuldigend, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is entschuldigend, spelled E-N-T-S-C-H-U-L-D-I-G-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens des Verbs 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 "entschuldigend"?
"entschuldigend" is spelled E-N-T-S-C-H-U-L-D-I-G-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈʃʊldɪɡn̩t].
What does "entschuldigend" mean?
As a verb, "entschuldigend" means: Partizip Präsens des Verbs entschuldigen
How do you pronounce "entschuldigend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entschuldigend" is [ɛntˈʃʊldɪɡn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entschuldigend" come from?
"entschuldigend" 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 "entschuldigend", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list