entzünden
\ɛntˈt͡sʏndn̩\
The verdict
“entzünden” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enflammer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-entzunden · entzünden · French
entzünden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | entzünden |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛntˈt͡sʏndn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
entzünden is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛntˈt͡sʏndn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Enflammer.".
entzünden has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is entzünden, spelled E-N-T-Z-Ü-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Enflammer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how entzünden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine gefährliche Folge eines Wespenstichs kann außerdem eine Blutvergiftung sein. Ist die Einstichstelle eitrig oder entzündet, sollte ebenfalls ein Facharzt konsultiert werden.
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.