entwurzeln
[ɛntˈvʊʁt͡sl̩n]
The verdict
“entwurzeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas samt Wurzel aus der Erde entfernen
Corpus desk
Index DE-entwurzeln · entwurzeln · German
entwurzeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | entwurzeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈvʊʁt͡sl̩n] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „entwurzeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
entwurzeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈvʊʁt͡sl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
entwurzeln has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is entwurzeln, spelled E-N-T-W-U-R-Z-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1etwas samt Wurzel aus der Erde entfernen
- 2jemanden dauerhaft aus seinem vertrauten Umfeld nehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entwurzeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Sturm entwurzelte selbst starke Bäume.
Möglichst viele Menschen sollten entwurzelt werden, um die vorhandene Gesellschaft zu zermürben.
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.