entsprechend
German, preposition[ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩t]
entsprechend is spelled E-N-T-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N-D (12 letters) and appears 71 times per million words in written German, the 1,205th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Entsprechend is a German preposition meaning “according to, in accordance with” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of entsprechen.
What does entsprechend mean in English?
adjective
- 1
corresponding
- 2
adequate, appropriate
- 3
respective
adverb
- 1
accordingly
preposition
- 1
according to, in accordance with
postposition
- 1
according to, in accordance with
verb
- 1
present participle of entsprechen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. zu einer Sache passend
postposition: 1. gemäß, nach
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of entsprechend
- entsprechender masculine nominative singular
- entsprechende feminine nominative singular
- entsprechendes neuter nominative singular
- entsprechenden genitive masculine singular
- entsprechendem dative masculine singular
- der entsprechende definite includes-article masculine
- die entsprechende definite feminine includes-article
- das entsprechende definite includes-article neuter
- die entsprechenden definite includes-article nominative
- des entsprechenden definite genitive includes-article
- der entsprechenden definite feminine genitive
- dem entsprechenden dative definite includes-article
- den entsprechenden dative definite includes-article
- entspr. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce entsprechend?
- [ɛntˈʃpʁɛçn̩t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to entsprechend
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is entsprechend in German?
entsprechend appears 71 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).