entspannen

[ɛntˈʃpanən]

/[ɛntˈʃpanən]/ verb

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The verdict

“entspannen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,413. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,413
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas die mechanische Spannung nehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entspannen · entspannen · German

entspannen · rank #6,413 · 14 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,413
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Einstellungen

Nearest frequency peer: Einstellungen (-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 „entspannen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „entspannen“ 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).

entspannen vs entspannt
80% similar
entspannen vs entstanden
80% similar
entspannen vs entspannte
80% similar

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

Key facts for entspannen
PropertyValue
Headwordentspannen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈʃpanən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,413
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „entspannen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.entspannenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Einstellungen“ (#6,412), „Erfindung“ (#6,414), „effektiv“ (#6,411). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entspannen“ bei #6,413. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around entspannen (IPA [ɛntˈʃpanən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,413 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for entspannen, with forms such as "enntspannen", "enstpannen", and "entpsannen". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "entspannt", "entstanden", "entspannte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 entspannen, spelled E-N-T-S-P-A-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas die mechanische Spannung nehmen
  2. 2
    den eigenen Körper und Geist von innerer Spannung freimachen
  3. 3
    eine Situation entschärfen, die Eskalationsgefahr mindern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Schütze entspannte den Bogen wieder und legte den Pfeil zurück in den Köcher.
  2. Bei einer Massage kann man sich entspannen.

Synonyms

die Seele baumeln lassenrelaxenberuhigenentschärfen

Antonyms

anspannenspannenstresseneskalierenverschärfenzuspitzen

This word in other languages

relax(English)distender(Español)détendre(Français)relaxar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enntspannen
  • enstpannen
  • entpsannen
  • entsapnnen
  • entspanen
  • entspanenn
  • entspannenn
  • entspannne
  • entspnanen
  • entsppannen
  • entsspannen
  • enttspannen
  • etnspannen
  • netspannen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entspannen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

enntspannen1enstpannen2entpsannen2entsapnnen2entspanen1entspanenn2entspannenn1entspannne2
Edit distance from "entspannen"

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 "entspannen"?
"entspannen" is spelled E-N-T-S-P-A-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈʃpanən].
What does "entspannen" mean?
As a verb, "entspannen" means: etwas die mechanische Spannung nehmen
What words are commonly confused with "entspannen"?
"entspannen" is commonly confused with "entspannt", "entstanden", "entspannte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entspannen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entspannen" is [ɛntˈʃpanən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entspannen" come from?
"entspannen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "entspannen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fahrzeugen#6,423Islamisten#6,439abgenommen#6,386Zuschauern#6,382

Similar misspelling depth

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

Erfindung14 variantsblockiert14 variantsbestehend14 variantsbehindert14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list