entwerfen

[ɛntˈvɛʁfn̩]

/[ɛntˈvɛʁfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“entwerfen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,813. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,813
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas in seinen Grundzügen entwickeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-entwerfen · entwerfen · German

entwerfen · rank #13,813 · 14 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,813
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH enttäuschend

Nearest frequency peer: enttäuschend (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „entwerfen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „entwerfen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

entwerfen vs Entwürfe
67% similar
entwerfen vs entworfen
89% similar
entwerfen vs Entwürfen
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for entwerfen
PropertyValue
Headwordentwerfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈvɛʁfn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,813
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „entwerfen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).entwerfenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „enttäuschend“ (#13,812), „erschrocken“ (#13,814), „entspannter“ (#13,811). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entwerfen“ bei #13,813. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around entwerfen (IPA [ɛntˈvɛʁfn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,813 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas in seinen Grundzügen entwickeln".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for entwerfen, with forms such as "enntwerfen", "entewrfen", and "enttwerfen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Entwürfe", "entworfen", "Entwürfen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is entwerfen, spelled E-N-T-W-E-R-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas in seinen Grundzügen entwickeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Neubau wird entworfen.
  2. Schon als junges Mädchen entwarf sie Kleider und Hosen.

This word in other languages

design(English)diseñar(Español)créer(Français)desenhar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enntwerfen
  • entewrfen
  • enttwerfen
  • entwefren
  • entwerefn
  • entwerfenn
  • entwerffen
  • entwerfne
  • entwerrfen
  • entwrefen
  • entwwerfen
  • enwterfen
  • etnwerfen
  • netwerfen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entwerfen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

enntwerfen1entewrfen2enttwerfen1entwefren2entwerefn2entwerfenn1entwerffen1entwerfne2
Edit distance from "entwerfen"

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 "entwerfen"?
"entwerfen" is spelled E-N-T-W-E-R-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈvɛʁfn̩].
What does "entwerfen" mean?
As a verb, "entwerfen" means: etwas in seinen Grundzügen entwickeln
What words are commonly confused with "entwerfen"?
"entwerfen" is commonly confused with "Entwürfe", "entworfen", "Entwürfen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entwerfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entwerfen" is [ɛntˈvɛʁfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entwerfen" come from?
"entwerfen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ertrinken#13,816Endeffekt#13,809Einigkeit#13,803gebildete#13,834

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Gaststätte14 variantsbrennenden14 variantsgespalten14 variantsgöttlichen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list