entweichen
[ɛntˈvaɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“entweichen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #38,713 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #38,713
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aus einem geschlossenen System austreten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entweichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈvaɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #38,713 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “entweichen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for entweichen is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛntˈvaɪ̯çn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,713 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.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for entweichen, with forms such as "enntweichen", "entewichen", and "enttweichen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is entweichen, spelled E-N-T-W-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1aus einem geschlossenen System austreten
- 2sich aus der Aufsicht, Obhut, Gefangenschaft entfernen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: enntweichen,entewichen,enttweichen,entwecihen,entweicchen,entweicehn,entweichenn,entweichhen,entweichne,entweihcen,entwiechen,entwweichen,enwteichen,etnweichen,netweichen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entweichen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “entweichen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-N-T-W-E-I-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛntˈvaɪ̯çn̩] (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.