Eierschmarren
[ˈaɪ̯ɐˌʃmaʁən]
The verdict
“Eierschmarren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein geschlagenes Ei, das mit Milch und Mehl vermischt, in der Pfanne gebacken wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Eierschmarren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯ɐˌʃmaʁən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Eierschmarren” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Eierschmarren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯ɐˌʃmaʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein geschlagenes Ei, das mit Milch und Mehl vermischt, in der Pfanne gebacken wird".
No misspelling variants are generated for Eierschmarren in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Eierschmarren, spelled E-I-E-R-S-C-H-M-A-R-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein geschlagenes Ei, das mit Milch und Mehl vermischt, in der Pfanne gebacken wird
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.
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Using “Eierschmarren”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-I-E-R-S-C-H-M-A-R-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɪ̯ɐˌʃmaʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.