Eggers

[ˈɛɡɐs]

/[ˈɛɡɐs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Eggers” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,229. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,229
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Egger

Corpus desk

Index DE-eggers · Eggers · German

Eggers · rank #45,229 · 7 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,229
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dödel

Nearest frequency peer: Dödel (-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 „Eggers“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Eggers“ 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).

Eggers vs Enger
67% similar
Eggers vs enges
50% similar
Eggers vs eigens
50% similar

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

Key facts for Eggers
PropertyValue
HeadwordEggers
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛɡɐs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#45,229
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Eggers“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Eggersliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Dödel“ (#45,228), „durchgängige“ (#45,227), „eight“ (#45,231). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eggers“ bei #45,229. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Eggers (IPA [ˈɛɡɐs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,229 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Eggers, with forms such as "egegrs", "egers", and "eggerrs". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Enger", "enges", "eigens", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Eggers, spelled E-G-G-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Egger
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Egger
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Egger
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Egger
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Egger

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egegrs
  • egers
  • eggerrs
  • eggerss
  • eggesr
  • eggres
  • gegers

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Eggers - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

egegrs2egers1eggerrs1eggerss1eggesr2eggres2gegers2
Edit distance from "Eggers"

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 "Eggers"?
"Eggers" is spelled E-G-G-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛɡɐs].
What does "Eggers" mean?
As a noun, "Eggers" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Egger
What words are commonly confused with "Eggers"?
"Eggers" is commonly confused with "Enger", "enges", "eigens". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Eggers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eggers" is [ˈɛɡɐs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eggers" come from?
"Eggers" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Dödel7 variantseight7 variantsEtats7 variantschair7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list