Eduard

[ˈeːduaʁt]

/[ˈeːduaʁt]/ name

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The verdict

“Eduard” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,347. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,347
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-eduard · Eduard · German

Eduard · rank #8,347 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,347
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dosis

Nearest frequency peer: Dosis (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Eduard“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Eduard“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Eduard vs Erhard
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Eduard
PropertyValue
HeadwordEduard
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈeːduaʁt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,347
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Eduard“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Eduardliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Dosis“ (#8,346), „eignet“ (#8,348), „Dose“ (#8,345). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eduard“ bei #8,347. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Eduard (IPA [ˈeːduaʁt]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #8,347 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Eduard, with forms such as "deuard", "edaurd", and "edduard". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Erhard", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Eduard, spelled E-D-U-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Schon viele Jahre studiert Eduard Medizin.
  2. Seit einer bestandenen Seepferdchenprüfung liebt Eduard Schwimmbäder.

This word in other languages

Edward(English)Eduardo(Español)Édouard(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • deuard
  • edaurd
  • edduard
  • eduadr
  • eduardd
  • eduarrd
  • edurad
  • eudard

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Eduard - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

deuard2edaurd2edduard1eduadr2eduardd1eduarrd1edurad2eudard2
Edit distance from "Eduard"

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 "Eduard"?
"Eduard" is spelled E-D-U-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːduaʁt].
What does "Eduard" mean?
As a proper noun, "Eduard" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Eduard"?
"Eduard" is commonly confused with "Erhard". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Eduard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eduard" is [ˈeːduaʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eduard" come from?
"Eduard" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

eignet#8,348Charts#8,341energy#8,353enorme#8,354

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Derby8 variantsAdrian8 variantsgeheim8 variantsZitate8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list