entschlafen
\ɛntˈʃlaːfn̩\
The verdict
“entschlafen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mourir, expirer, décéder tranquillement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-entschlafen · entschlafen · French
entschlafen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | entschlafen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛntˈʃlaːfn̩\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
entschlafen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛntˈʃlaːfn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for entschlafen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 French form is entschlafen, spelled E-N-T-S-C-H-L-A-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Mourir, expirer, décéder tranquillement.
- 2S'endormir peu à peu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how entschlafen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die älteste Eintagsfliege der Welt ist heute nahe Wiesbaden im Alter von 37 Stunden an Altersschwäche verstorben. "Unsere liebe Summira ist heute Vormittag friedlich entschlafen", ließ die Familie der Verstorbenen mitteilen.
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.