entsinnen

[ɛntˈzɪnən]

/[ɛntˈzɪnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“entsinnen” is uncommon German (frequency #94,203 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,203
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich etwas in die Erinnerung rufen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entsinnen · entsinnen · German

entsinnen · rank #94,203 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,203
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entschleunigen

Nearest frequency peer: entschleunigen (-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 „entsinnen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entsinnen
PropertyValue
Headwordentsinnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈzɪnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#94,203
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entsinnen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „entschleunigen“ (#94,202), „Entsafter“ (#94,200), „erbricht“ (#94,206). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entsinnen“ bei #94,203. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entsinnen is uncommon German at frequency #94,203 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈzɪnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich etwas in die Erinnerung rufen".

entsinnen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is entsinnen, spelled E-N-T-S-I-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich etwas in die Erinnerung rufen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es ist so lange her, ich kann mich kaum entsinnen.
  2. Sie entsann sich noch gut, wie es damals in der Schule gewesen war.

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 "entsinnen"?
"entsinnen" is spelled E-N-T-S-I-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈzɪnən].
What does "entsinnen" mean?
As a verb, "entsinnen" means: sich etwas in die Erinnerung rufen
How do you pronounce "entsinnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entsinnen" is [ɛntˈzɪnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entsinnen" come from?
"entsinnen" 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 "entsinnen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Entsafter#94,200erfüllbar#94,212Eiszapfen#94,185erschallt#94,225

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list