Eider

[ˈaɪ̯dɐ]

/[ˈaɪ̯dɐ]/ name

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The verdict

“Eider” is uncommon German (frequency #81,467 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,467
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Fluss in Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland, der in die Nordsee mündet

Corpus desk

Index DE-eider · Eider · German

Eider · rank #81,467 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,467
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eilenburg

Nearest frequency peer: Eilenburg (+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 “Eider”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Eider” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eider
PropertyValue
HeadwordEider
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯dɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#81,467
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Eider” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Eiderliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Eilenburg“ (#81,468), „ehrlicherweise“ (#81,465), „eindrucksvollsten“ (#81,469). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eider is uncommon German at frequency #81,467 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯dɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Fluss in Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland, der in die Nordsee mündet".

Eider doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Eider, spelled E-I-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Fluss in Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland, der in die Nordsee mündet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Eider war bis zur Völkerwanderung wahrscheinlich die Sprachgrenze zwischen westgermanischen Angeln und Jüten einerseits und Sachsen andererseits.“
  2. Ich werde am Wochenende an der Eider entlangradeln.

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 "Eider"?
"Eider" is spelled E-I-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯dɐ].
What does "Eider" mean?
As a proper noun, "Eider" means: ein Fluss in Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland, der in die Nordsee mündet
How do you pronounce "Eider"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eider" is [ˈaɪ̯dɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eider" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Eider", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list