entwischen
German, verb[ɛntˈvɪʃn̩]
entwischen is spelled E-N-T-W-I-S-C-H-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 80,178th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Entwischen is a German verb meaning “to escape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(unter Benutzung geeigneter Hilfsmittel) Verfolgern entkommen; einen Ort unauffällig verlassen; der…”.
What does entwischen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to escape
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. (unter Benutzung geeigneter Hilfsmittel) Verfolgern entkommen; einen Ort unauffällig verlassen; der Gefangenschaft entfliehen
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 entwischen
- entwischt present singular third-person
- entwischte past
- sein auxiliary
- entwischend participle present
- entwische first-person indicative present
- entwischst indicative present second-person
- entwischest second-person singular subjunctive
- entwischet plural second-person subjunctive
- entwischten first-person indicative plural
- entwischtest indicative preterite second-person
- entwischtet indicative plural preterite
- entwisch imperative second-person singular
- bin entwischt first-person indicative multiword-construction
- entwisch! imperative singular
- entwische! imperative singular
- entwischt! imperative plural
- entwischt sein active infinitive perfect
- entwischt gewesen sein statal-passive infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce entwischen?
- [ɛntˈvɪʃn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is entwischen in German?
entwischen appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).