Ebern

[ˈeːbɐn]

/[ˈeːbɐn]/ name

The verdict

“Ebern” is uncommon German (frequency #69,140 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,140
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-ebern · Ebern · German

Ebern · rank #69,140 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,140
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH EAN

Nearest frequency peer: EAN (-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 „Ebern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ebern
PropertyValue
HeadwordEbern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈeːbɐn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#69,140
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ebern“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ebernfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „EAN“ (#69,139), „edelsten“ (#69,141), „durchschneidet“ (#69,137). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ebern“ bei #69,140. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ebern is uncommon German at frequency #69,140 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈeːbɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ebern, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ebern, spelled E-B-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Ebern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ebern liegt im Südosten von Deutschland.

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 "Ebern"?
"Ebern" is spelled E-B-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːbɐn].
What does "Ebern" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ebern" means: eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Ebern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ebern" is [ˈeːbɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ebern" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list