entspringen

[ɛntˈʃpʁɪŋən]

/[ɛntˈʃpʁɪŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“entspringen” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,029. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,029
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus einer Quelle hervorkommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entspringen · entspringen · German

entspringen · rank #30,029 · 18 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,029
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Entsendung

Nearest frequency peer: Entsendung (-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 „entspringen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „entspringen“ 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).

entspringen vs entspringt
82% similar
entspringen vs entsprungen
91% similar
entspringen vs einspringen
82% similar

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

Key facts for entspringen
PropertyValue
Headwordentspringen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈʃpʁɪŋən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#30,029
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „entspringen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).entspringenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Entsendung“ (#30,028), „entführte“ (#30,027), „Ereignisses“ (#30,031). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entspringen“ bei #30,029. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around entspringen (IPA [ɛntˈʃpʁɪŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,029 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for entspringen, with forms such as "enntspringen", "enstpringen", and "entpsringen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "entspringt", "entsprungen", "einspringen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists 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 entspringen, spelled E-N-T-S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus einer Quelle hervorkommen
  2. 2
    von einem Verursacher ausgehen
  3. 3
    sich entfernen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Rhein entspringt in den Alpen.
  2. „Auf der Ulmer Weltkarte entspringen hier gemäß Ptolemaios mehrere kleine Flüsse, die nordwärts in zwei auf demselben Breitengrad liegende Seen fließen.“

Synonyms

hervorquellenausbrechenausreißenentfliehenentweichen

Antonyms

bleiben

This word in other languages

spring(English)nacer(Español)prendre sa source(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enntspringen
  • enstpringen
  • entpsringen
  • entspirngen
  • entsppringen
  • entsprignen
  • entsprinegn
  • entspringenn
  • entspringgen
  • entspringne
  • entsprinngen
  • entsprnigen
  • entsprringen
  • entsrpingen
  • entsspringen
  • enttspringen
  • etnspringen
  • netspringen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entspringen - 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.

enntspringen1enstpringen2entpsringen2entspirngen2entsppringen1entsprignen2entsprinegn2entspringenn1
Edit distance from "entspringen"

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 "entspringen"?
"entspringen" is spelled E-N-T-S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈʃpʁɪŋən].
What does "entspringen" mean?
As a verb, "entspringen" means: aus einer Quelle hervorkommen
What words are commonly confused with "entspringen"?
"entspringen" is commonly confused with "entspringt", "entsprungen", "einspringen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entspringen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entspringen" is [ɛntˈʃpʁɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entspringen" come from?
"entspringen" 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 "entspringen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ereignisses#30,031Ergebnisses#30,033empfohlenen#30,024erheblichem#30,035

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Flugverkehr18 variantsBildmaterial18 variantsBetroffenheit18 variantsBetriebsräte18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list