entwürdigen

[ɛntˈvʏʁdɪɡn̩]

/[ɛntˈvʏʁdɪɡn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“entwürdigen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem oder etwas den innewohnenden oder beigegebenen Wert, die Wertigkeit (die Würde) nehmen

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Index DE-entwurdigen · entwürdigen · German

entwürdigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for entwürdigen
PropertyValue
Headwordentwürdigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈvʏʁdɪɡn̩]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entwürdigen“ im Deutschen

entwürdigensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entwürdigen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈvʏʁdɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemandem oder etwas den innewohnenden oder beigegebenen Wert, die Wertigkeit (die Würde) nehmen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for entwürdigen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is entwürdigen, spelled E-N-T-W-Ü-R-D-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem oder etwas den innewohnenden oder beigegebenen Wert, die Wertigkeit (die Würde) nehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Lautes Geschrei in einem sakralen Gebäude entwürdigt einen heiligen Ort.
  2. Ein Gesetz, das Quoten bei der Stellenbesetzung festlegt, entwürdigt das Individuum.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entwürdigen"?
"entwürdigen" is spelled E-N-T-W-Ü-R-D-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈvʏʁdɪɡn̩].
What does "entwürdigen" mean?
As a verb, "entwürdigen" means: jemandem oder etwas den innewohnenden oder beigegebenen Wert, die Wertigkeit (die Würde) nehmen
How do you pronounce "entwürdigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entwürdigen" is [ɛntˈvʏʁdɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entwürdigen" come from?
"entwürdigen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list