entschuldigt
[ɛntˈʃʊldɪçt]
The verdict
“entschuldigt” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,920. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,920
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entschuldigen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entschuldigt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈʃʊldɪçt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #6,920 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “entschuldigt” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around entschuldigt (IPA [ɛntˈʃʊldɪçt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,920 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entschuldigen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for entschuldigt, with forms such as "enntschuldigt", "enstchuldigt", and "entcshuldigt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "entschuldigte", "entschädigt", "entschuldige", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is entschuldigt, spelled E-N-T-S-C-H-U-L-D-I-G-T.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entschuldigen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- enntschuldigt
- enstchuldigt
- entcshuldigt
- entscchuldigt
- entschhuldigt
- entschludigt
- entschudligt
- entschulddigt
- entschuldgit
- entschuldiggt
- entschuldigtt
- entschulditg
- entschulidgt
- entschulldigt
- entscuhldigt
- entshculdigt
- entsschuldigt
- enttschuldigt
- etnschuldigt
- netschuldigt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entschuldigt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Using “entschuldigt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-N-T-S-C-H-U-L-D-I-G-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛntˈʃʊldɪçt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “entschuldigte” - see the side-by-side comparison. entschuldigt vs entschuldigte
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.