entwischen
\ɛntˈvɪʃn̩\
The verdict
“entwischen” 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) - Fuir, échapper.
Corpus desk
Index FR-entwischen · entwischen · French
entwischen · 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 | entwischen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛntˈvɪʃn̩\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « entwischen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
entwischen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛntˈvɪʃn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fuir, échapper.".
entwischen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 entwischen, spelled E-N-T-W-I-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Fuir, échapper.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entwischen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als die Polizei aufkreuzt, verwandelt sich die Schlägerei in eine wilde Flucht. Kostja und Slawa gelingt es zu entwischen, doch Gorkun und Eduard werden von den Bullen geschnappt.
Die Gehbachs sind verzweifelt: Weil versehentlich die Terrassentür offen stand, ist der vierköpfigen Familie aus Dortmund der Staubsaugerroboter entwischt.
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.