entsorgen

[ɛntˈzɔʁɡn̩]

/[ɛntˈzɔʁɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“entsorgen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,587. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,587
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abfälle (jeglicher Art) beseitigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entsorgen · entsorgen · German

entsorgen · rank #13,587 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,587
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Elternhaus

Nearest frequency peer: Elternhaus (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „entsorgen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „entsorgen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

entsorgen vs entzogen
78% similar
entsorgen vs entsorgt
78% similar
entsorgen vs entworfen
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „entsorgen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).entsorgenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Elternhaus“ (#13,586), „entsorgt“ (#13,588), „erfolgreichste“ (#13,589). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entsorgen“ bei #13,587. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around entsorgen (IPA [ɛntˈzɔʁɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,587 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Abfälle (jeglicher Art) beseitigen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for entsorgen, with forms such as "enntsorgen", "enstorgen", and "entosrgen". 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 also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "entzogen", "entsorgt", "entworfen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is entsorgen, spelled E-N-T-S-O-R-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abfälle (jeglicher Art) beseitigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Atommüll muss sicher und für ganz lange Zeit entsorgt werden.
  2. „Wissenschaftler haben im Nordostatlantik bereits mehr als 1.000 Fässer mit Atommüll entdeckt, die verschiedene Staaten dort vor Jahrzehnten entsorgt hatten.“

Synonyms

beseitigenfortschaffenvernichtenwegschaffen

Antonyms

anschaffenbesorgenversorgen

This word in other languages

dispose(English)deshacerse(Español)éliminer(Français)descartar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enntsorgen
  • enstorgen
  • entosrgen
  • entsogren
  • entsoregn
  • entsorgenn
  • entsorggen
  • entsorgne
  • entsorrgen
  • entsrogen
  • entssorgen
  • enttsorgen
  • etnsorgen
  • netsorgen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entsorgen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

enntsorgen1enstorgen2entosrgen2entsogren2entsoregn2entsorgenn1entsorggen1entsorgne2
Edit distance from "entsorgen"

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 "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. 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 "entsorgen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

erwischen#13,592erzeugten#13,593eskaliert#13,594folgendem#13,603

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

effizienter14 variantsbezahlten14 variantsgestritten14 variantsgetauscht14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list