eifersüchtiger
[ˈaɪ̯fɐˌzʏçtɪɡɐ]
The verdict
“eifersüchtiger” is uncommon German (frequency #86,398 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,398
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eifersüchtig
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eifersüchtiger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯fɐˌzʏçtɪɡɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #86,398 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “eifersüchtiger” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
eifersüchtiger is uncommon German at frequency #86,398 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯fɐˌzʏçtɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
eifersüchtiger has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is eifersüchtiger, spelled E-I-F-E-R-S-Ü-C-H-T-I-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eifersüchtig
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eifersüchtig
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eifersüchtig
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eifersüchtig
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eifersüchtig
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.
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Using “eifersüchtiger”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-I-F-E-R-S-Ü-C-H-T-I-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.