Eier

/[ˈaɪ̯ɐ]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,440

in German word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Eier is aGermannoun. It means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ei Pronounced [ˈaɪ̯ɐ]. It ranks #2,440 in German word frequency. Often confused with er and Eis.

Key facts for Eier
PropertyValue
HeadwordEier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯ɐ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,440
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Eier in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Eier is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯ɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,440 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for Eier, with forms such as "eeir", "eierr", and "eire". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "er", "Eis", "eye", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Eier, spelled E-I-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ei
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Ei
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Ei

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eeir,eierr,eire,ieer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Eier

Misspelling Variants of "Eier"

eeir4eierr5eire4ieer4
Misspelling Variants of "Eier"

Frequency rank: #2,440 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Eier"?
"Eier" is spelled E-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯ɐ].
What does "Eier" mean?
As a noun, "Eier" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ei
What words are commonly confused with "Eier"?
"Eier" is commonly confused with "er", "Eis", "eye". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Eier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eier" is [ˈaɪ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eier" come from?
"Eier" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter E in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.