entsetzlich
[ɛntˈzɛt͡slɪç]
The verdict
“entsetzlich” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #26,849 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #26,849
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Entsetzen/nicht beherrschbaren Schrecken erregend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entsetzlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɛntˈzɛt͡slɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #26,849 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “entsetzlich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for entsetzlich is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛntˈzɛt͡slɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,849 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for entsetzlich, with forms such as "enntsetzlich", "enstetzlich", and "entestzlich". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 entsetzlich, spelled E-N-T-S-E-T-Z-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Entsetzen/nicht beherrschbaren Schrecken erregend
- 2in negativer Weise sehr stark/groß
- 3sehr
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: enntsetzlich,enstetzlich,entestzlich,entsetlzich,entsettzlich,entsetzilch,entsetzlcih,entsetzlicch,entsetzlichh,entsetzlihc,entsetzllich,entsetzzlich,entseztlich,entssetzlich,entstezlich,enttsetzlich,etnsetzlich,netsetzlich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entsetzlich - 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.
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Using “entsetzlich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-N-T-S-E-T-Z-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛntˈzɛt͡slɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.