Ei des Kolumbus
[aɪ̯ dəs koˈlʊmbʊs]
The verdict
“Ei des Kolumbus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine verblüffend einfache Lösung für ein unlösbar scheinendes Problem
Corpus desk
Index DE-ei-des-kolumbus · Ei des Kolumbus · German
Ei des Kolumbus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ei des Kolumbus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aɪ̯ dəs koˈlʊmbʊs] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ei des Kolumbus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ei des Kolumbus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aɪ̯ dəs koˈlʊmbʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine verblüffend einfache Lösung für ein unlösbar scheinendes Problem".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Ei des Kolumbus in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ei des Kolumbus, spelled E-I- -D-E-S- -K-O-L-U-M-B-U-S.
Definition
- 1eine verblüffend einfache Lösung für ein unlösbar scheinendes Problem
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ei des Kolumbus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wer so kreativ ist und ein Ei des Kolumbus erfindet, kann mit etwas Geschick daraus eine Goldgrube machen.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.