eifrig
German, adjective/ˈaɪ̯fʁɪç/
eifrig is spelled E-I-F-R-I-G (6 letters) and appears 3.8 times per million words in written German, the 15,068th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eifrig is a German adjective meaning “avid, eager, diligent, zealous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “großen persönlichen Einsatz bei der Arbeit an einer Sache aufweisend”.
What does eifrig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
avid, eager, diligent, zealous
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. großen persönlichen Einsatz bei der Arbeit an einer Sache aufweisend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of eifrig
- eifriger masculine nominative singular
- am eifrigsten superlative
- eifrige feminine nominative singular
- eifriges neuter nominative singular
- eifrigen genitive masculine singular
- eifrigem dative masculine singular
- der eifrige definite includes-article masculine
- die eifrige definite feminine includes-article
- das eifrige definite includes-article neuter
- die eifrigen definite includes-article nominative
- des eifrigen definite genitive includes-article
- der eifrigen definite feminine genitive
- dem eifrigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce eifrig?
- /ˈaɪ̯fʁɪç/
- /ˈaɪ̯fʁɪk/
- [ˈaɪ̯fʁɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to eifrig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is eifrig in German?
eifrig appears 3.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).