E-Book
[ˈiːbʊk]
The verdict
“E-Book” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein auf einem Computer oder auf speziellen Lesegeräten lesbares, digitales Buch
Corpus desk
Index DE-e-book · E-Book · German
E-Book · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | E-Book |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈiːbʊk] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „E-Book“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
E-Book is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈiːbʊk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for E-Book in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is E-Book, spelled E---B-O-O-K.
Definition
- 1ein auf einem Computer oder auf speziellen Lesegeräten lesbares, digitales Buch
- 2Gerät, auf dem man solche Bücher lesen kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how E-Book appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Immer mehr Bücher erscheinen nicht nur als Druckausgabe, sondern auch als E-Book.
In E-Books kann der Leser leichter suchen als in einem gedruckten Buch, es ist jedoch schwerer zu lesen.
This word in other languages
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.