edelsten

[ˈeːdl̩stn̩]

/[ˈeːdl̩stn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“edelsten” is uncommon German (frequency #69,141 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,141
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs edel

Corpus desk

Index DE-edelsten · edelsten · German

edelsten · rank #69,141 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,141
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ebern

Nearest frequency peer: Ebern (-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 „edelsten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for edelsten
PropertyValue
Headwordedelsten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈeːdl̩stn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#69,141
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „edelsten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ebern“ (#69,140), „EAN“ (#69,139), „durchschneidet“ (#69,137). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „edelsten“ bei #69,141. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

edelsten is uncommon German at frequency #69,141 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈeːdl̩stn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for edelsten, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is edelsten, spelled E-D-E-L-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs edel
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs edel
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs edel
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs edel
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs edel
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs edel
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs edel
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs edel
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs edel
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs edel
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs edel
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs edel

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 "edelsten"?
"edelsten" is spelled E-D-E-L-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːdl̩stn̩].
What does "edelsten" mean?
As an adjective, "edelsten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs edel
How do you pronounce "edelsten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "edelsten" is [ˈeːdl̩stn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "edelsten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

einkehrt#69,151einstuft#69,157Endingen#69,167continuo#69,106

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list