Eibe

[ˈaɪ̯bə]

/[ˈaɪ̯bə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Eibe” is uncommon German (frequency #75,554 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,554
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nadelbaum der Gattung Taxus

Corpus desk

Index DE-eibe · Eibe · German

Eibe · rank #75,554 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,554
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Editors

Nearest frequency peer: Editors (-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 „Eibe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eibe
PropertyValue
HeadwordEibe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯bə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#75,554
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Eibe“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Eibefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Editors“ (#75,553), „Einbruchschutz“ (#75,555), „eindimensionale“ (#75,556). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eibe“ bei #75,554. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eibe is uncommon German at frequency #75,554 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯bə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Eibe in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Eibe, spelled E-I-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nadelbaum der Gattung Taxus
  2. 2
    Holzart von [1]

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In unserem Garten stehen mehrere Eiben.
  2. „Tief sog ich den bitteren Duft der Eiben ein.“

Synonyms

EibenbaumEibenholz

This word in other languages

yew(English)tejo(Español)if(Français)

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 "Eibe"?
"Eibe" is spelled E-I-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯bə].
What does "Eibe" mean?
As a noun, "Eibe" means: Nadelbaum der Gattung Taxus
How do you pronounce "Eibe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eibe" is [ˈaɪ̯bə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eibe" come from?
"Eibe" 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 "Eibe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

DNVP#75,535Epen#75,579DHCP#75,527bags#75,420

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list