entsprechend
[ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩t]
The verdict
“entsprechend” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,195 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,195
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zu einer Sache passend
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entsprechend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩t] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #1,195 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “entsprechend” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for entsprechend is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩t]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,195 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "zu einer Sache passend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for entsprechend, with forms such as "enntsprechend", "enstprechend", and "entpsrechend". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "entsprochen", "Entsprechung", "entsprechende", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is entsprechend, spelled E-N-T-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1zu einer Sache passend
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: enntsprechend,enstprechend,entpsrechend,entsperchend,entspprechend,entsprcehend,entsprecchend,entsprecehnd,entsprechedn,entsprechendd,entsprechennd,entsprechhend,entsprechned,entsprehcend,entsprrechend,entsrpechend,entssprechend,enttsprechend,etnsprechend,netsprechend
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entsprechend - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “entsprechend”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-N-T-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “entsprochen” - see the side-by-side comparison. entsprechend vs entsprochen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.