eifrige

[ˈaɪ̯fʁɪɡə]

/[ˈaɪ̯fʁɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“eifrige” is uncommon German (frequency #61,443 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,443
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eifrig

Key facts for eifrige
PropertyValue
Headwordeifrige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaɪ̯fʁɪɡə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,443
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “eifrige” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). eifrige lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eifrige is uncommon German at frequency #61,443 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯fʁɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for eifrige, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is eifrige, spelled E-I-F-R-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eifrig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eifrig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eifrig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eifrig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eifrig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eifrig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eifrig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eifrig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eifrig

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 "eifrige"?
"eifrige" is spelled E-I-F-R-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯fʁɪɡə].
What does "eifrige" mean?
As an adjective, "eifrige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eifrig
How do you pronounce "eifrige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eifrige" is [ˈaɪ̯fʁɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eifrige" come from?
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Using “eifrige”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-I-F-R-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaɪ̯fʁɪɡə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list