Eiderente
[ˈaɪ̯dɐˌʔɛntə]
The verdict
“Eiderente” 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) - Vogelart aus der Familie der Entenvögel
Corpus desk
Index DE-eiderente · Eiderente · German
Eiderente · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Eiderente |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯dɐˌʔɛntə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Eiderente“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Eiderente is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯dɐˌʔɛntə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Eiderente doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Eiderente, spelled E-I-D-E-R-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Vogelart aus der Familie der Entenvögel
- 2Gattung der Entenvögel (Somateria)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Eiderente appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Daunen der Eiderente werden zur Füllung von Daunendecken verwendet.
„Sie hörte lautes Gerede von ein paar Fischern drüben bei den Bootshäusern, und als sie stehen blieb, hörte sie auch, wie die Enten und Eiderenten an der Mündung des Flüsschens erwachten.“
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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.