entledigen

\ɛntˈleːdɪɡn̩\

/\ɛntˈleːdɪɡn̩\/ verb

The verdict

“entledigen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - (Utilisé uniquement dans sich entledigen) Se débarrasser, se décharger.

Corpus desk

Index FR-entledigen · entledigen · French

entledigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for entledigen
PropertyValue
Headwordentledigen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛntˈleːdɪɡn̩\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « entledigen » en français

entledigenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entledigen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛntˈleːdɪɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Utilisé uniquement dans sich entledigen) Se débarrasser, se décharger.".

No misspelling variants are generated for entledigen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is entledigen, spelled E-N-T-L-E-D-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Utilisé uniquement dans sich entledigen) Se débarrasser, se décharger.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ob zähflüssig oder richtig fest: Eingetrockneter Nasenschleim kann ein Fremdkörpergefühl verursachen, ein Jucken auslösen, die Nasenatmung erschweren oder einfach gewaltig stören. Und schon ist er da: der Impuls, den Finger in die Nase zu stecken, um sich des Störenfrieds zu entledigen.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entledigen"?
"entledigen" is spelled E-N-T-L-E-D-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛntˈleːdɪɡn̩\.
What does "entledigen" mean?
As a verb, "entledigen" means: (Utilisé uniquement dans sich entledigen) Se débarrasser, se décharger.
How do you pronounce "entledigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entledigen" is \ɛntˈleːdɪɡn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entledigen" come from?
"entledigen" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list