Entspannung

/[ɛntˈʃpanʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,355

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Entspannung is aGermannoun. It means: Befreiung, Beendigung von Anstrengung, Anspannung Pronounced [ɛntˈʃpanʊŋ]. It ranks #8,355 in German word frequency. Often confused with entspannen and entspannend.

Key facts for Entspannung
PropertyValue
HeadwordEntspannung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛntˈʃpanʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#8,355
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Entspannung is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛntˈʃpanʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,355 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for Entspannung, with forms such as "enntspannung", "enstpannung", and "entpsannung". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "entspannen", "entspannend", 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 Entspannung, spelled E-N-T-S-P-A-N-N-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Befreiung, Beendigung von Anstrengung, Anspannung
  2. 2
    Verminderung oder Beendigung von Konflikten

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enntspannung,enstpannung,entpsannung,entsapnnung,entspannnug,entspannugn,entspannungg,entspannunng,entspanung,entspanunng,entspnanung,entsppannung,entsspannung,enttspannung,etnspannung,netspannung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Entspannung

Misspelling Variants of "Entspannung"

enntspannung12enstpannung11entpsannung11entsapnnung11entspannnug11entspannugn11entspannungg12entspannunng12
Misspelling Variants of "Entspannung"

Frequency rank: #8,355 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Entspannung"?
"Entspannung" is spelled E-N-T-S-P-A-N-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈʃpanʊŋ].
What does "Entspannung" mean?
As a noun, "Entspannung" means: Befreiung, Beendigung von Anstrengung, Anspannung
What words are commonly confused with "Entspannung"?
"Entspannung" is commonly confused with "entspannen", "entspannend". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Entspannung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Entspannung" is [ɛntˈʃpanʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Entspannung" come from?
"Entspannung" 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.