Eigelb

[ˈaɪ̯ɡɛlp]

/[ˈaɪ̯ɡɛlp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Eigelb” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,589. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,589
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - innerer Dotterbereich eines Eies^([2][3]), der die Nährstoffe für den heranwachsenden Embryo beinhaltet; und Speisezutat

Corpus desk

Index DE-eigelb · Eigelb · German

Eigelb · rank #46,589 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,589
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Einbrüchen

Nearest frequency peer: Einbrüchen (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Eigelb“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Eigelb“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Eigelb vs Engel
67% similar
Eigelb vs eigen
50% similar
Eigelb vs eitel
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Eigelb
PropertyValue
HeadwordEigelb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯ɡɛlp]
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,589
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Eigelb“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Eigelbliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Einbrüchen“ (#46,590), „Eckpfeiler“ (#46,587), „einflussreicher“ (#46,591). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eigelb“ bei #46,589. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Eigelb (IPA [ˈaɪ̯ɡɛlp]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,589 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "innerer Dotterbereich eines Eies^([2][3]), der die Nährstoffe für den heranwachsenden Embryo beinhaltet; und Speisezutat".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Eigelb, with forms such as "egielb", "eieglb", and "eigebl". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Engel", "eigen", "eitel", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Eigelb, spelled E-I-G-E-L-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    innerer Dotterbereich eines Eies^([2][3]), der die Nährstoffe für den heranwachsenden Embryo beinhaltet; und Speisezutat

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Für eine Mayonnaise schlägt man Eigelb mit Öl auf.

Synonyms

DotterEidotter

Antonyms

AlbumenEiklarEiweiß

This word in other languages

egg yolk(English)yema(Español)jaune d’œuf(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egielb
  • eieglb
  • eigebl
  • eigelbb
  • eigellb
  • eiggelb
  • eigleb
  • iegelb

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Eigelb - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

egielb2eieglb2eigebl2eigelbb1eigellb1eiggelb1eigleb2iegelb2
Edit distance from "Eigelb"

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 "Eigelb"?
"Eigelb" is spelled E-I-G-E-L-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯ɡɛlp].
What does "Eigelb" mean?
As a noun, "Eigelb" means: innerer Dotterbereich eines Eies^([2][3]), der die Nährstoffe für den heranwachsenden Embryo beinhaltet; und Speisezutat
What words are commonly confused with "Eigelb"?
"Eigelb" is commonly confused with "Engel", "eigen", "eitel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Eigelb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eigelb" is [ˈaɪ̯ɡɛlp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eigelb" come from?
"Eigelb" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list