entwirren
[ɛntˈvɪʁən]
The verdict
“entwirren” is an uncommon German word, ranked #75,578 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #75,578
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas, das sich verheddert, verknotet hat, wieder in seine einzelnen Bestandteile zerlegen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entwirren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈvɪʁən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #75,578 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “entwirren” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for entwirren is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛntˈvɪʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #75,578 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.
No misspelling variants are generated for entwirren in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is entwirren, spelled E-N-T-W-I-R-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas, das sich verheddert, verknotet hat, wieder in seine einzelnen Bestandteile zerlegen
- 2eine unklare, undeutliche Situation/Information aufklären oder auch verständlich machen
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 "entwirren"?
What does "entwirren" mean?
How do you pronounce "entwirren"?
What language does "entwirren" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “entwirren”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-N-T-W-I-R-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛntˈvɪʁən] (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.