entwanzen
[ɛntˈvant͡sn̩]
The verdict
“entwanzen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Wanzen befreien
Corpus desk
Index DE-entwanzen · entwanzen · German
entwanzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | entwanzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈvant͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „entwanzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
entwanzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈvant͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for entwanzen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is entwanzen, spelled E-N-T-W-A-N-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1von Wanzen befreien
- 2Abhörgeräte (Abhörwanzen) beziehungsweise Abhörprogramme (Abhörsoftware) entfernen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entwanzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Danach mußten wir stundenlang die dreckigen Matratzen entwanzen.“
„Eines Tages beorderte mich der Arbeitseinteiler Voss, die Betten aus den Quartieren der Russenmädchen zu entwanzen.“
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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.