eiben
[ˈaɪ̯bn̩]
The verdict
“eiben” is uncommon German (frequency #95,467 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,467
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aus Eibenholz bestehend oder gemacht
Corpus desk
Index DE-eiben · eiben · German
eiben · rank #95,467 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,467
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 57,060
- PHOTO-FINISH ehrten
Nearest frequency peer: ehrten (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “eiben”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ehrlichste
ehrlichste
4,536 corpus weight
- ehrten
ehrten
4,535 corpus weight
- eiben
eiben
4,534 corpus weight
- eidgenössis…
eidgenössisches
4,533 corpus weight
- Eierstock
Eierstock
4,532 corpus weight
- Einblicken
Einblicken
4,531 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “eiben” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eiben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯bn̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #95,467 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “eiben” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
eiben is uncommon German at frequency #95,467 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯bn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus Eibenholz bestehend oder gemacht".
No misspelling variants are generated for eiben in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is eiben, spelled E-I-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1aus Eibenholz bestehend oder gemacht
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "eiben", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.