Eieruhr
[ˈaɪ̯ɐˌʔuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Eieruhr” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kurzzeitwecker, Messgerät für kurze Zeitabschnitte (oft zum Bestimmen der Garzeit für Eier)
Corpus desk
Index DE-eieruhr · Eieruhr · German
Eieruhr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Eieruhr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯ɐˌʔuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Eieruhr“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Eieruhr is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯ɐˌʔuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Eieruhr, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Eieruhr, spelled E-I-E-R-U-H-R.
Definition
- 1Kurzzeitwecker, Messgerät für kurze Zeitabschnitte (oft zum Bestimmen der Garzeit für Eier)
- 2Sanduhr zum Bestimmen der Garzeit für Eier
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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.