entstellen
[ɛntˈʃtɛlən]
The verdict
“entstellen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #80,305 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #80,305
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Äußere negativ verändern, hässlich machen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entstellen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈʃtɛlən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #80,305 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “entstellen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for entstellen is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛntˈʃtɛlən]. Corpus data places it at rank #80,305 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for entstellen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is entstellen, spelled E-N-T-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1das Äußere negativ verändern, hässlich machen
- 2falsch darstellen, den Sinn nicht korrekt wiedergeben
Synonyms
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 “entstellen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-N-T-S-T-E-L-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛntˈʃtɛlən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.