Ebe

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The verdict

“Ebe” is uncommon German (frequency #72,323 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,323
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - griechische Göttin der Jugend; eine Tochter von Zeus und Hera und Mundschenkin der Götter; Hebe

Corpus desk

Index DE-ebe · Ebe · German

Ebe · rank #72,323 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,323
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH dünnere

Nearest frequency peer: dünnere (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Ebe“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ebe“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ebe
PropertyValue
HeadwordEbe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters3
Frequency rank#72,323
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ebe“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ebefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dünnere“ (#72,322), „ecce“ (#72,324), „Döbling“ (#72,321). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ebe“ bei #72,323. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ebe is uncommon German at frequency #72,323 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "griechische Göttin der Jugend; eine Tochter von Zeus und Hera und Mundschenkin der Götter; Hebe".

No misspelling variants are generated for Ebe in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ebe, spelled E-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    griechische Göttin der Jugend; eine Tochter von Zeus und Hera und Mundschenkin der Götter; Hebe

This word in other languages

Hebe(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ebe"?
"Ebe" is spelled E-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Ebe" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ebe" means: griechische Göttin der Jugend; eine Tochter von Zeus und Hera und Mundschenkin der Götter; Hebe
How do you pronounce "Ebe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ebe" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ebe" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ebe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cla#72,275Fez#72,405BGL#72,233BDM#72,204

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list