entzünden
[ɛntˈt͡sʏndn̩]
The verdict
“entzünden” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,628. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #28,628
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in Brand setzen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entzünden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈt͡sʏndn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #28,628 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “entzünden” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around entzünden (IPA [ɛntˈt͡sʏndn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,628 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for entzünden, with forms such as "enntzünden", "enttzünden", and "entznüden". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "entzündet", "Entzündung", "entzündete", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 entzünden, spelled E-N-T-Z-Ü-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1in Brand setzen
- 2jemandes Leidenschaft für etwas erwecken
- 3anfangen zu brennen; Feuer fangen
- 4krankhaft und schmerzhaft röten und anschwellen
- 5durch etwas hervorgerufen werden, entstehen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- enntzünden
- enttzünden
- entznüden
- entzzünden
- entzüdnen
- entzündden
- entzündenn
- entzündne
- entzünedn
- entzünnden
- entüznden
- enztünden
- etnzünden
- netzünden
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entzünden - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “entzünden”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-N-T-Z-Ü-N-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛntˈt͡sʏndn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “entzündet” - see the side-by-side comparison. entzünden vs entzündet
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.