Entfernung
\ɛntˈfɛʁnʊŋ\
The verdict
“Entfernung” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Distance.
Corpus desk
Index FR-entfernung · Entfernung · French
Entfernung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Entfernung |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛntˈfɛʁnʊŋ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Entfernung is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛntˈfɛʁnʊŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Distance.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Entfernung, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Entfernung, spelled E-N-T-F-E-R-N-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Distance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Entfernung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine junge Bäuerin mit einem Grasbündel auf dem Kopfe zeigte sich plötzlich; ihr folgten in einiger Entfernung vier kleine Jungen in Lumpen, aber kecke, vorlaute, hübsche Schelme mit dreisten Augen, brauner Hautfarbe, wahre Teufel, die Engeln glichen.
Überall, wo er hinkommt, ist er der Jüngste, der Kleinste und der einzige Brillenträger, aber in der Tasche trägt er immer ein Springmesser bei sich, dessen Klinge länger ist als seine Handfläche, denn das bemisst die Entfernung zwischen Brust und Herz und bedeutet, dass man damit töten kann.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.