entwischt

[ɛntˈvɪʃt]

/[ɛntˈvɪʃt]/ verb

The verdict

“entwischt” is uncommon German (frequency #66,173 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,173
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entwischen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entwischt · entwischt · German

entwischt · rank #66,173 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,173
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH enttäuschende

Nearest frequency peer: enttäuschende (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „entwischt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „entwischt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entwischt
PropertyValue
Headwordentwischt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈvɪʃt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,173
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entwischt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.entwischtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „enttäuschende“ (#66,172), „erbärmliches“ (#66,175), „entlädt“ (#66,170). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entwischt“ bei #66,173. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entwischt is uncommon German at frequency #66,173 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈvɪʃt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entwischen".

entwischt has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is entwischt, spelled E-N-T-W-I-S-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entwischen

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 "entwischt"?
"entwischt" is spelled E-N-T-W-I-S-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈvɪʃt].
What does "entwischt" mean?
As a verb, "entwischt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs entwischen
How do you pronounce "entwischt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entwischt" is [ɛntˈvɪʃt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entwischt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list