entwaffnen

[ɛntˈvafnən]

/[ɛntˈvafnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“entwaffnen” is uncommon German (frequency #61,466 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,466
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem die Waffe wegnehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entwaffnen · entwaffnen · German

entwaffnen · rank #61,466 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,466
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entstammte

Nearest frequency peer: entstammte (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „entwaffnen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „entwaffnen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entwaffnen
PropertyValue
Headwordentwaffnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈvafnən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#61,466
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entwaffnen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.entwaffnenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „entstammte“ (#61,465), „engster“ (#61,464), „Energieberatung“ (#61,463). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entwaffnen“ bei #61,466. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entwaffnen is uncommon German at frequency #61,466 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈvafnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemandem die Waffe wegnehmen".

entwaffnen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is entwaffnen, spelled E-N-T-W-A-F-F-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem die Waffe wegnehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ich schaffte es, ihn zu entwaffnen, als er mich mit einem Messer angriff.

Antonyms

bewaffnen

This word in other languages

disarm(English)désarmer(Français)

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 "entwaffnen"?
"entwaffnen" is spelled E-N-T-W-A-F-F-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈvafnən].
What does "entwaffnen" mean?
As a verb, "entwaffnen" means: jemandem die Waffe wegnehmen
How do you pronounce "entwaffnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entwaffnen" is [ɛntˈvafnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entwaffnen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "entwaffnen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

entstammte#61,465emigrierte#61,455Einsprüche#61,452Fachlehrer#61,484

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list