entwinden
[ɛntˈvɪndn̩]
The verdict
“entwinden” 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) - jemandem etwas gewaltsam wegnehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-entwinden · entwinden · German
entwinden · 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 | entwinden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈvɪndn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „entwinden“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
entwinden is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈvɪndn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for entwinden in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is entwinden, spelled E-N-T-W-I-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem etwas gewaltsam wegnehmen
- 2sich aus einer Bedrängnis mühsam befreien
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entwinden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hielt das Messer fest in seiner Faust, sie entwand es ihm und warf es weg.
Er hielt sie fest am Handgelenk, um ihre Antwort zu erzwingen. Sie entwand sich seinem Griff.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.