entzückend

[ɛntˈt͡sʏkn̩t]

/[ɛntˈt͡sʏkn̩t]/ adj

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The verdict

“entzückend” is uncommon German (frequency #56,098 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,098
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - niedlich, süß

Corpus desk

Index DE-entzuckend · entzückend · German

entzückend · rank #56,098 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,098
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Entwicklungsp…

Nearest frequency peer: Entwicklungsphase (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „entzückend“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „entzückend“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entzückend
PropertyValue
Headwordentzückend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛntˈt͡sʏkn̩t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,098
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entzückend“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.entzückendfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Entwicklungsphase“ (#56,097), „Eppstein“ (#56,099), „Entschärfung“ (#56,096). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entzückend“ bei #56,098. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entzückend is uncommon German at frequency #56,098 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛntˈt͡sʏkn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

entzückend doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is entzückend, spelled E-N-T-Z-Ü-C-K-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    niedlich, süß
  2. 2
    sehr gut aussehend, sexy

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ihr französischer Akzent ist einfach entzückend.
  2. Auf der anderen Seite des Zoograbens war also dieses entzückende Eisbärenbaby – doch kleine Ferkel sind genauso entzückend.

Synonyms

liebenswertreizendhinreißendbegehrenswertattraktiv

Antonyms

hässlichabstoßend

This word in other languages

lovely(English)

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 "entzückend"?
"entzückend" is spelled E-N-T-Z-Ü-C-K-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈt͡sʏkn̩t].
What does "entzückend" mean?
As an adjective, "entzückend" means: niedlich, süß
How do you pronounce "entzückend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entzückend" is [ɛntˈt͡sʏkn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entzückend" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erkrankter#56,104Fertighaus#56,116Einzelkind#56,079Fertigkeit#56,117

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list