Eierstock

[ˈaɪ̯ɐˌʃtɔk]

/[ˈaɪ̯ɐˌʃtɔk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Eierstock” is uncommon German (frequency #95,469 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,469
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - paarig angelegtes, primäres, weibliches Geschlechtsorgan

Corpus desk

Index DE-eierstock · Eierstock · German

Eierstock · rank #95,469 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,469
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH eidgenössisch…

Nearest frequency peer: eidgenössisches (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Eierstock“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Eierstock“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eierstock
PropertyValue
HeadwordEierstock
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯ɐˌʃtɔk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,469
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Eierstock“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Eierstockfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „eidgenössisches“ (#95,468), „Einblicken“ (#95,470), „eiben“ (#95,467). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eierstock“ bei #95,469. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eierstock is uncommon German at frequency #95,469 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯ɐˌʃtɔk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "paarig angelegtes, primäres, weibliches Geschlechtsorgan".

Zero misspellings are on record for Eierstock 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, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Eierstock, spelled E-I-E-R-S-T-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    paarig angelegtes, primäres, weibliches Geschlechtsorgan

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In den Eierstöcken werden die Eizellen gebildet.
  2. „Der Eierstock […] produziert die weiblichen Hormone und die Eizellen, die vom Eileiter […] aufgefangen werden, wo die Befruchtung stattfindet.“

Synonyms

OophoronOvarOvarium

Antonyms

Hoden

This word in other languages

ovary(English)ovario(Español)ovaire(Français)

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 "Eierstock"?
"Eierstock" is spelled E-I-E-R-S-T-O-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯ɐˌʃtɔk].
What does "Eierstock" mean?
As a noun, "Eierstock" means: paarig angelegtes, primäres, weibliches Geschlechtsorgan
How do you pronounce "Eierstock"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eierstock" is [ˈaɪ̯ɐˌʃtɔk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eierstock" come from?
"Eierstock" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

einrollen#95,476eintaucht#95,478Eisberges#95,484durchlese#95,451

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list