Entwendung
German, noun/ɛntˈvɛndʊŋ/
Entwendung is spelled E-N-T-W-E-N-D-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 154,802nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Entwendung is a German feminine noun meaning “theft, stealing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unter Ausnutzung einer Gelegenheit heimliches Wegnehmen und unerlaubtes Behalten einer Sache”.
What does Entwendung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetheft, stealing
- 2
femininepetty larceny
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unter Ausnutzung einer Gelegenheit heimliches Wegnehmen und unerlaubtes Behalten einer Sache
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Entwendung
- Entwendungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Entwendung?
- /ɛntˈvɛndʊŋ/
- [ɛntˈvɛndʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Entwendung in German?
Entwendung appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).