entscheidend
\ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dn̩t\
The verdict
“entscheidend” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Décisif, décisive.
Corpus desk
Index FR-entscheidend · entscheidend · French
entscheidend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entscheidend |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dn̩t\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
entscheidend is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dn̩t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for entscheidend in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is entscheidend, spelled E-N-T-S-C-H-E-I-D-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Décisif, décisive.
- 2Très important.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entscheidend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kurz vor dem entscheidenden Spiel entschloss sich der Trainer, die Aufstellung an einigen Positionen zu verändern und verwirrte damit den Gegner.
Die Bankräuber wollten die Tür sprengen und in den Tresorraum vordringen, aber im entscheidenden Moment ging ihre Bombe nicht los.
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.