# eg

> German word · Abbreviation · IPA [iːˈdʒiː] · frequency rank #4,975

## Definitions
1. alternative (vorwiegend britische) Schreibweise für e.g. (exempli gratia, zum Beispiel)
2. evil grin

## Easily confused with
- **es** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eg-vs-es)
- **er** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eg-vs-er)
- **EU** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eg-vs-eu)
- **eh** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eg-vs-eh)
- **en** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eg-vs-en)
- **Ex** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eg-vs-ex)
- **et** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eg-vs-et)
- **Ei** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eg-vs-ei)
- **EM** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eg-vs-em)
- **ey** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eg-vs-ey)
- **EP** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eg-vs-ep)
- **ek** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eg-vs-ek)
- **eo** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eg-vs-eo)
- **Ehe** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eg-vs-ehe)
- **Eis** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eg-vs-eis)
- **eng** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eg-vs-eng)
- **elf** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eg-vs-elf)
- **Eva** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eg-vs-eva)
- **est** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eg-vs-est)
- **ego** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eg-vs-ego)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/eg