entsetzliche

[ɛntˈzɛt͡slɪçə]

/[ɛntˈzɛt͡slɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“entsetzliche” is uncommon German (frequency #53,653 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,653
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs entsetzlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-entsetzliche · entsetzliche · German

entsetzliche · rank #53,653 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,653
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entkamen

Nearest frequency peer: entkamen (-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 „entsetzliche“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entsetzliche
PropertyValue
Headwordentsetzliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛntˈzɛt͡slɪçə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#53,653
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entsetzliche“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).entsetzlichefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „entkamen“ (#53,652), „entzündlichen“ (#53,654), „entgegenzunehmen“ (#53,651). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entsetzliche“ bei #53,653. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entsetzliche is uncommon German at frequency #53,653 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛntˈzɛt͡slɪçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 11 senses are on record.

entsetzliche doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is entsetzliche, spelled E-N-T-S-E-T-Z-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs entsetzlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs entsetzlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs entsetzlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs entsetzlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs entsetzlich
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs entsetzlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs entsetzlich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs entsetzlich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs entsetzlich
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs entsetzlich
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs entsetzlich

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 "entsetzliche"?
"entsetzliche" is spelled E-N-T-S-E-T-Z-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈzɛt͡slɪçə].
What does "entsetzliche" mean?
As an adjective, "entsetzliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs entsetzlich
How do you pronounce "entsetzliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entsetzliche" is [ɛntˈzɛt͡slɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entsetzliche" come from?
"entsetzliche" 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 "entsetzliche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ersatzteilen#53,658erwerbstätig#53,662essentiellen#53,665Europawahlen#53,668

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list