entziehen

[ɛntˈt͡siːən]

/[ɛntˈt͡siːən]/ verb

The verdict

“entziehen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,196. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,196
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (ein Recht oder eine Erlaubnis) wegnehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entziehen · entziehen · German

entziehen · rank #8,196 · 13 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,196
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Einzelheiten

Nearest frequency peer: Einzelheiten (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „entziehen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „entziehen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

entziehen vs erziehen
78% similar
entziehen vs entzieht
78% similar
entziehen vs entgehen
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for entziehen
PropertyValue
Headwordentziehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈt͡siːən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,196
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „entziehen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).entziehenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Einzelheiten“ (#8,195), „Ermittlung“ (#8,197), „Einzelhandel“ (#8,194). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entziehen“ bei #8,196. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around entziehen (IPA [ɛntˈt͡siːən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,196 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for entziehen, with forms such as "enntziehen", "entizehen", and "enttziehen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "erziehen", "entzieht", "entgehen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is entziehen, spelled E-N-T-Z-I-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (ein Recht oder eine Erlaubnis) wegnehmen
  2. 2
    etwas entfernen, die Anzahl oder Menge von etwas verringern
  3. 3
    einer Verpflichtung nicht nachkommen; so handeln, dass man die Konsequenzen einer Tat nicht tragen muss

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Man wird der Mutter das Sorgerecht entziehen und dem Vater zusprechen.
  2. Nach dem Diebstahl von Büromaterial entzog der Chef seiner Sekretärin das Vertrauen.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enntziehen
  • entizehen
  • enttziehen
  • entzeihen
  • entzieehn
  • entziehenn
  • entziehhen
  • entziehne
  • entziheen
  • entzziehen
  • enztiehen
  • etnziehen
  • netziehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entziehen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

enntziehen1entizehen2enttziehen1entzeihen2entzieehn2entziehenn1entziehhen1entziehne2
Edit distance from "entziehen"

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 "entziehen"?
"entziehen" is spelled E-N-T-Z-I-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈt͡siːən].
What does "entziehen" mean?
As a verb, "entziehen" means: (ein Recht oder eine Erlaubnis) wegnehmen
What words are commonly confused with "entziehen"?
"entziehen" is commonly confused with "erziehen", "entzieht", "entgehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entziehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entziehen" is [ɛntˈt͡siːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entziehen" come from?
"entziehen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list