entziffern
[ɛntˈt͡sɪfɐn]
The verdict
“entziffern” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #30,531 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #30,531
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - es mit einem gewissen Aufwand schaffen, undeutlich Geschriebenes (Stück für Stück) zu lesen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entziffern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈt͡sɪfɐn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #30,531 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “entziffern” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for entziffern is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛntˈt͡sɪfɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,531 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for entziffern, with forms such as "enntziffern", "entizffern", and "enttziffern". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is entziffern, spelled E-N-T-Z-I-F-F-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1es mit einem gewissen Aufwand schaffen, undeutlich Geschriebenes (Stück für Stück) zu lesen
- 2die verborgene Bedeutung herausfinden
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: enntziffern,entizffern,enttziffern,entzfifern,entzifefrn,entzifern,entziffenr,entziffernn,entzifferrn,entziffren,entzziffern,enztiffern,etnziffern,netziffern
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entziffern - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “entziffern”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-N-T-Z-I-F-F-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛntˈt͡sɪfɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.