ehrgeiziger

[ˈeːɐ̯ˌɡaɪ̯t͡sɪɡɐ]

/[ˈeːɐ̯ˌɡaɪ̯t͡sɪɡɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“ehrgeiziger” is uncommon German (frequency #68,157 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,157
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrgeizig

Corpus desk

Index DE-ehrgeiziger · ehrgeiziger · German

ehrgeiziger · rank #68,157 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,157
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ehrenämter

Nearest frequency peer: Ehrenämter (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ehrgeiziger“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ehrgeiziger“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ehrgeiziger
PropertyValue
Headwordehrgeiziger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈeːɐ̯ˌɡaɪ̯t͡sɪɡɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#68,157
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ehrgeiziger“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ehrgeizigerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ehrenämter“ (#68,156), „eifrigen“ (#68,158), „Edmonton“ (#68,155). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ehrgeiziger“ bei #68,157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ehrgeiziger is uncommon German at frequency #68,157 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯ˌɡaɪ̯t͡sɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ehrgeiziger in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ehrgeiziger, spelled E-H-R-G-E-I-Z-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrgeizig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrgeizig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrgeizig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrgeizig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs 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 "ehrgeiziger"?
"ehrgeiziger" is spelled E-H-R-G-E-I-Z-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɐ̯ˌɡaɪ̯t͡sɪɡɐ].
What does "ehrgeiziger" mean?
As an adjective, "ehrgeiziger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrgeizig
How do you pronounce "ehrgeiziger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ehrgeiziger" is [ˈeːɐ̯ˌɡaɪ̯t͡sɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ehrgeiziger" come from?
"ehrgeiziger" 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 "ehrgeiziger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

einkassiert#68,162Eisenstange#68,168dreitausend#68,142Diebstählen#68,131

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list