enttäuschen
[ɛntˈtɔɪ̯ʃn̩]
The verdict
“enttäuschen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,405. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,405
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Hoffnung, einen Wunsch oder eine Erwartung nicht erfüllen oder zerstören
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 | enttäuschen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈtɔɪ̯ʃn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #16,405 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “enttäuschen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around enttäuschen (IPA [ɛntˈtɔɪ̯ʃn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,405 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Hoffnung, einen Wunsch oder eine Erwartung nicht erfüllen oder zerstören".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for enttäuschen, with forms such as "ennttäuschen", "enttuäschen", and "enttäsuchen". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "enttäuscht", "enttäuschte", "Enttäuschung", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is enttäuschen, spelled E-N-T-T-Ä-U-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine Hoffnung, einen Wunsch oder eine Erwartung nicht erfüllen oder zerstören
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ennttäuschen
- enttuäschen
- enttäsuchen
- enttäucshen
- enttäuscchen
- enttäuscehn
- enttäuschenn
- enttäuschhen
- enttäuschne
- enttäushcen
- enttäusschen
- entätuschen
- entäuschen
- etntäuschen
- nettäuschen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enttäuschen - 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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Using “enttäuschen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-N-T-T-Ä-U-S-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛntˈtɔɪ̯ʃn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “enttäuscht” - see the side-by-side comparison. enttäuschen vs enttäuscht
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.