entsorgen

/[ɛntˈzɔʁɡn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,587

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

entsorgen is aGermanverb. It means: Abfälle (jeglicher Art) beseitigen Pronounced [ɛntˈzɔʁɡn̩]. Often confused with entzogen and entsorgt.

Key facts for entsorgen
PropertyValue
Headwordentsorgen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈzɔʁɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,587
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of entsorgen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for entsorgen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛntˈzɔʁɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,587 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Abfälle (jeglicher Art) beseitigen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for entsorgen, with forms such as "enntsorgen", "enstorgen", and "entosrgen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "entzogen", "entsorgt", "entworfen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is entsorgen, spelled E-N-T-S-O-R-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abfälle (jeglicher Art) beseitigen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enntsorgen,enstorgen,entosrgen,entsogren,entsoregn,entsorgenn,entsorggen,entsorgne,entsorrgen,entsrogen,entssorgen,enttsorgen,etnsorgen,netsorgen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for entsorgen

Misspelling Variants of "entsorgen"

enntsorgen10enstorgen9entosrgen9entsogren9entsoregn9entsorgenn10entsorggen10entsorgne9
Misspelling Variants of "entsorgen"

Frequency rank: #13,587 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entsorgen"?
"entsorgen" is spelled E-N-T-S-O-R-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈzɔʁɡn̩].
What does "entsorgen" mean?
As a verb, "entsorgen" means: Abfälle (jeglicher Art) beseitigen
What words are commonly confused with "entsorgen"?
"entsorgen" is commonly confused with "entzogen", "entsorgt", "entworfen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entsorgen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entsorgen" is [ɛntˈzɔʁɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entsorgen" come from?
"entsorgen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.