entstehen
[ɛntˈʃteːən]
The verdict
“entstehen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,475. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,475
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seine Existenz beginnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-entstehen · entstehen · German
entstehen · rank #1,475 · 14 variants · 8 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,475
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH enthält
Nearest frequency peer: enthält (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “entstehen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- dumm
dumm
98,529 corpus weight
- Eindruck
Eindruck
98,528 corpus weight
- enthält
enthält
98,527 corpus weight
- entstehen
entstehen
98,526 corpus weight
- feiern
feiern
98,525 corpus weight
- Feuer
Feuer
98,524 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “entstehen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | entstehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈʃteːən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #1,475 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “entstehen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around entstehen (IPA [ɛntˈʃteːən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,475 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for entstehen, with forms such as "enntstehen", "ensttehen", and "entsethen". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "entsteht", "erstehen", "entziehen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is entstehen, spelled E-N-T-S-T-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1seine Existenz beginnen
- 2durch etwas hervorgerufen werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entstehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vor Millionen von Jahren entstand auf der Erde Leben.
„In Tiermägen entsteht das schädliche Treibhausgas Methan.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- enntstehen
- ensttehen
- entsethen
- entsstehen
- entsteehn
- entstehenn
- entstehhen
- entstehne
- entstheen
- entsttehen
- enttsehen
- enttstehen
- etnstehen
- netstehen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entstehen - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "entstehen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "entstehen" maps to 8 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "entsteht". View pair
- 14 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,475 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.