Egon

[ˈeːɡɔn]

/[ˈeːɡɔn]/ name

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The verdict

“Egon” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,128. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,128
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-egon · Egon · German

Egon · rank #13,128 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,128
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH effektiver

Nearest frequency peer: effektiver (-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 „Egon“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Egon“ 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).

Egon vs en
25% similar
Egon vs eo
25% similar
Egon vs eos
25% similar

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

Key facts for Egon
PropertyValue
HeadwordEgon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈeːɡɔn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#13,128
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Egon“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „effektiver“ (#13,127), „eigenständig“ (#13,129), „Dänische“ (#13,126). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Egon“ bei #13,128. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Egon (IPA [ˈeːɡɔn]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,128 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Egon, with forms such as "eggon", "egno", and "egonn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "en", "eo", "eos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Egon, spelled E-G-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Olsenbande ist im Westen […] recht unbekannt. Doch im Osten Deutschlands und auch in Polen kennt man die drei Kleinkriminellen Egon Olsen, Kjeld und Benny sehr gut.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eggon
  • egno
  • egonn
  • eogn
  • geon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Egon - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eggon1egno2egonn1eogn2geon2
Edit distance from "Egon"

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 "Egon"?
"Egon" is spelled E-G-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɡɔn].
What does "Egon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Egon" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Egon"?
"Egon" is commonly confused with "en", "eo", "eos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Egon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Egon" is [ˈeːɡɔn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Egon" come from?
"Egon" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list