Ebe
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The verdict
“Ebe” is uncommon German (frequency #72,323 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,323
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - griechische Göttin der Jugend; eine Tochter von Zeus und Hera und Mundschenkin der Götter; Hebe
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ebe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #72,323 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ebe” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ebe is uncommon German at frequency #72,323 among 57,060 “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
- 1griechische Göttin der Jugend; eine Tochter von Zeus und Hera und Mundschenkin der Götter; Hebe
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); 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 “Ebe”
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- The one correct German spelling is E-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.