Eichkater
[ˈaɪ̯çˌkaːtɐ]
The verdict
“Eichkater” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleines, rotbraunes bis schwarzbraunes Nagetier mit buschigem Schwanz
Corpus desk
Index DE-eichkater · Eichkater · German
Eichkater · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Eichkater |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯çˌkaːtɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Eichkater“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Eichkater is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯çˌkaːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleines, rotbraunes bis schwarzbraunes Nagetier mit buschigem Schwanz".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Eichkater, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Eichkater, spelled E-I-C-H-K-A-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1kleines, rotbraunes bis schwarzbraunes Nagetier mit buschigem Schwanz
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.