entschwinden

[ɛntˈʃvɪndn̩]

/[ɛntˈʃvɪndn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“entschwinden” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich von etwas entfernen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entschwinden · entschwinden · German

entschwinden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for entschwinden
PropertyValue
Headwordentschwinden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈʃvɪndn̩]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “entschwinden” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

entschwindensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entschwinden is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈʃvɪndn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich von etwas entfernen".

No misspelling variants are generated for entschwinden in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is entschwinden, spelled E-N-T-S-C-H-W-I-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich von etwas entfernen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Noch unter dem Eindruck der Verhöhnung durch die Rheintöchter verflucht Alberich die Liebe, rafft das Gold an sich und entschwindet in der Tiefe: ‚Gewänn ich nicht Liebe – doch listig erzwäng’ ich mir Lust!‘“
  2. „Bald war das Schiff den Blicken der Expeditionsteilnehmer entschwunden.“

This word in other languages

disappear(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entschwinden"?
"entschwinden" is spelled E-N-T-S-C-H-W-I-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈʃvɪndn̩].
What does "entschwinden" mean?
As a verb, "entschwinden" means: sich von etwas entfernen
How do you pronounce "entschwinden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entschwinden" is [ɛntˈʃvɪndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entschwinden" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list