ehrgeizig

[ˈeːɐ̯ˌɡaɪ̯t͡sɪç]

/[ˈeːɐ̯ˌɡaɪ̯t͡sɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“ehrgeizig” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,970. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,970
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - starker Wunsch, sich vor anderen auszuzeichnen, Streben nach Ehren

Corpus desk

Index DE-ehrgeizig · ehrgeizig · German

ehrgeizig · rank #25,970 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,970
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH durchdringen

Nearest frequency peer: durchdringen (-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 „ehrgeizig“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ehrgeizig“ 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).

ehrgeizig vs ehrgeizige
90% similar
ehrgeizig vs ehrgeizigen
82% similar
ehrgeizig vs Ehrgeiz
67% similar

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

Key facts for ehrgeizig
PropertyValue
Headwordehrgeizig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈeːɐ̯ˌɡaɪ̯t͡sɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,970
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ehrgeizig“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ehrgeizigliegt 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: „durchdringen“ (#25,969), „Eigner“ (#25,971), „Duldung“ (#25,968). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ehrgeizig“ bei #25,970. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around ehrgeizig (IPA [ˈeːɐ̯ˌɡaɪ̯t͡sɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,970 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "starker Wunsch, sich vor anderen auszuzeichnen, Streben nach Ehren".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ehrgeizig, with forms such as "ehgreizig", "ehhrgeizig", and "ehregizig". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "ehrgeizige", "ehrgeizigen", "Ehrgeiz", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 ehrgeizig, spelled E-H-R-G-E-I-Z-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    starker Wunsch, sich vor anderen auszuzeichnen, Streben nach Ehren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er war schon immer sehr ehrgeizig.
  2. „Aus dem Nomaden wurde auf dem Thron ein ehrgeiziger Bauherr.“

Synonyms

ambitioniertstrebsam

This word in other languages

ambitious(English)ambicioso(Español)ambitieux(Français)ambicioso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehgreizig
  • ehhrgeizig
  • ehregizig
  • ehrgeiizg
  • ehrgeizgi
  • ehrgeizigg
  • ehrgeizzig
  • ehrgeziig
  • ehrggeizig
  • ehrgiezig
  • ehrrgeizig
  • erhgeizig
  • hergeizig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ehrgeizig - 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.

ehgreizig2ehhrgeizig1ehregizig2ehrgeiizg2ehrgeizgi2ehrgeizigg1ehrgeizzig1ehrgeziig2
Edit distance from "ehrgeizig"

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 "ehrgeizig"?
"ehrgeizig" is spelled E-H-R-G-E-I-Z-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɐ̯ˌɡaɪ̯t͡sɪç].
What does "ehrgeizig" mean?
As an adjective, "ehrgeizig" means: starker Wunsch, sich vor anderen auszuzeichnen, Streben nach Ehren
What words are commonly confused with "ehrgeizig"?
"ehrgeizig" is commonly confused with "ehrgeizige", "ehrgeizigen", "Ehrgeiz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ehrgeizig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ehrgeizig" is [ˈeːɐ̯ˌɡaɪ̯t͡sɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ehrgeizig" come from?
"ehrgeizig" 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 "ehrgeizig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

einzahlen#25,977Eitelkeit#25,979discovery#25,956erbrachte#25,988

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Distrikt13 variantsentfacht13 variantserbrecht13 variantsconnection13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list