Entsühnung
[ɛntˈzyːnʊŋ]
The verdict
“Entsühnung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Befreiung von Sünde oder Schuld durch Sühne
Corpus desk
Index DE-entsuhnung · Entsühnung · German
Entsühnung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Entsühnung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛntˈzyːnʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Entsühnung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Entsühnung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛntˈzyːnʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Befreiung von Sünde oder Schuld durch Sühne".
No misspelling variants are generated for Entsühnung in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Entsühnung, spelled E-N-T-S-Ü-H-N-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Befreiung von Sünde oder Schuld durch Sühne
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Entsühnung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Entsühnung gehört dem archaischen Rechtsleben an, sie ist von den Zielen der Strafe, der Abschreckung, der Wiedergutmachung, der Wiedereingliederung getrennt zu halten.
Sie rühmten sich ihrer besonderen Beziehung zu den Göttern und ihrer magischen Fähigkeiten und behaupteten, durch die von ihnen propagierten rituellen Handlungen könne man Entsühnung für begangene Verbrechen erlangen.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.