Entwicklung

\ɛnt.ˈvɪk.lʊŋ\

/\ɛnt.ˈvɪk.lʊŋ\/ noun

The verdict

“Entwicklung” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Développement, évolution, procès d’un changement dans le cadre d’un processus.

Corpus desk

Index FR-entwicklung · Entwicklung · French

Entwicklung · 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.

Key facts for Entwicklung
PropertyValue
HeadwordEntwicklung
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛnt.ˈvɪk.lʊŋ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Entwicklung » en français

Entwicklungsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Entwicklung is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛnt.ˈvɪk.lʊŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Entwicklung in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Entwicklung, spelled E-N-T-W-I-C-K-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Développement, évolution, procès d’un changement dans le cadre d’un processus.
  2. 2
    Développement, création ou conception d’un objet, d’un produit.
  3. 3
    Développement, programmation informatique.
  4. 4
    Développement, action de développer un cliché.
  5. 5
    Développement, évolution d’un être, d’un individu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. nachhaltige Entwicklung
  2. Frauen hat es immer gegeben. Sie sind Frauen aufgrund ihrer physiologischen Struktur. So weit die Geschichte zurückreicht, sind sie dem Mann immer untergeordnet gewesen: ihre Abhängigkeit ist nicht die Folge eines Ereignisses oder einer Entwicklung, sie ist nicht geschehen.

Antonyms

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 "Entwicklung"?
"Entwicklung" is spelled E-N-T-W-I-C-K-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛnt.ˈvɪk.lʊŋ\.
What does "Entwicklung" mean?
As a noun, "Entwicklung" means: Développement, évolution, procès d’un changement dans le cadre d’un processus.
How do you pronounce "Entwicklung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Entwicklung" is \ɛnt.ˈvɪk.lʊŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Entwicklung" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list