entstammen

[ɛntˈʃtamən]

/[ɛntˈʃtamən]/ verb

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The verdict

“entstammen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,986. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,986
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - herkommen von

Corpus desk

Index DE-entstammen · entstammen · German

entstammen · rank #25,986 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,986
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entsprachen

Nearest frequency peer: entsprachen (-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 „entstammen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „entstammen“ 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).

entstammen vs entstammt
80% similar
entstammen vs entstanden
80% similar

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

Key facts for entstammen
PropertyValue
Headwordentstammen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈʃtamən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,986
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „entstammen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „entsprachen“ (#25,985), „erarbeiteten“ (#25,987), „entgegnete“ (#25,984). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entstammen“ bei #25,986. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around entstammen (IPA [ɛntˈʃtamən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,986 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "herkommen von".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for entstammen, with forms such as "enntstammen", "ensttammen", and "entsatmmen". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "entstammt", "entstanden", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is entstammen, spelled E-N-T-S-T-A-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    herkommen von

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich entstamme einer armen Familie.
  2. Carola entstammt einem alten Königsgeschlecht.

This word in other languages

come from(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enntstammen
  • ensttammen
  • entsatmmen
  • entsstammen
  • entstamemn
  • entstamen
  • entstammenn
  • entstammne
  • entstmamen
  • entsttammen
  • enttsammen
  • enttstammen
  • etnstammen
  • netstammen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

enntstammen1ensttammen2entsatmmen2entsstammen1entstamemn2entstamen1entstammenn1entstammne2
Edit distance from "entstammen"

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 "entstammen"?
"entstammen" is spelled E-N-T-S-T-A-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈʃtamən].
What does "entstammen" mean?
As a verb, "entstammen" means: herkommen von
What words are commonly confused with "entstammen"?
"entstammen" is commonly confused with "entstammt", "entstanden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entstammen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entstammen" is [ɛntˈʃtamən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entstammen" come from?
"entstammen" 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 "entstammen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

entgegnete#25,984Einwirkung#25,976delegierte#25,952gebrochene#26,022

Similar misspelling depth

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

erbrachte14 variantsfeindlich14 variantsdiscovery14 variantscomputing14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list