entzücken

[ɛntˈt͡sʏkn̩]

/[ɛntˈt͡sʏkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“entzücken” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,612. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,612
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Freude und Begeisterung auslösen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entzucken · entzücken · German

entzücken · rank #46,612 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,612
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Entwicklungsp…

Nearest frequency peer: Entwicklungsprozess (-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 „entzücken“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „entzücken“ 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).

entzücken vs entzückt
78% similar
entzücken vs entzünden
78% similar
entzücken vs entdecken
78% similar

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

Key facts for entzücken
PropertyValue
Headwordentzücken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈt͡sʏkn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,612
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „entzücken“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).entzückenliegt 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: „Entwicklungsprozess“ (#46,611), „erbarmungslos“ (#46,613), „Entropie“ (#46,610). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entzücken“ bei #46,612. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around entzücken (IPA [ɛntˈt͡sʏkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,612 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Freude und Begeisterung auslösen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for entzücken, with forms such as "enntzücken", "enttzücken", and "entzcüken". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "entzückt", "entzünden", "entdecken", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is entzücken, spelled E-N-T-Z-Ü-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Freude und Begeisterung auslösen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie entzückte ihre Tante mit einem neuen Foto vom Neugeborenen.
  2. „Ihn hat nicht die Künstlerschule oder die kunsthistorische Einordnung interessiert, sondern es war der Motivschatz, der Reichtum der Phantasie, die großartigen technischen Fertigkeiten der japanischen Kunsthandwerker, die ihn entzückten.“

Antonyms

abschrecken

This word in other languages

enchant(English)deleitar(Español)enchanter(Français)deliciar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enntzücken
  • enttzücken
  • entzcüken
  • entzzücken
  • entzüccken
  • entzücekn
  • entzückenn
  • entzückken
  • entzückne
  • entzükcen
  • entüzcken
  • enztücken
  • etnzücken
  • netzücken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entzücken - 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.

enntzücken1enttzücken1entzcüken2entzzücken1entzüccken1entzücekn2entzückenn1entzückken1
Edit distance from "entzücken"

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 "entzücken"?
"entzücken" is spelled E-N-T-Z-Ü-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈt͡sʏkn̩].
What does "entzücken" mean?
As a verb, "entzücken" means: Freude und Begeisterung auslösen
What words are commonly confused with "entzücken"?
"entzücken" is commonly confused with "entzückt", "entzünden", "entdecken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entzücken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entzücken" is [ɛntˈt͡sʏkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entzücken" come from?
"entzücken" 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 "entzücken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

entrinnen#46,609erhabenen#46,617Ettlingen#46,626einhellig#46,594

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

ereigneten14 variantsFahrpläne14 variantsdurchlief14 variantsForsthaus14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list