each
[iːt͡ʃ]
The verdict
“each” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #32,007 in German word frequency and used as a pronoun.
- #32,007
- frequency rank, German
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jeder, jede, jedes
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | each |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| IPA | [iːt͡ʃ] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #32,007 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “each” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for each is 4 letters long, classified as a pronoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [iːt͡ʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,007 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jeder, jede, jedes".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for each, with forms such as "aech", "eacch", and "eachh". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "eh", "EC", "eth", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is each, spelled E-A-C-H.
Definition
- 1jeder, jede, jedes
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aech,eacch,eachh,eahc,ecah
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of each - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “each”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-A-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [iːt͡ʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “eh” - see the side-by-side comparison. each vs eh
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.