Eigelb
German, noun/ˈaɪ̯ɡɛlp/
Eigelb is spelled E-I-G-E-L-B (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 46,552nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eigelb is a German neuter noun meaning “yolk (usually only in a culinary context)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “innerer Dotterbereich eines Eies^([2][3]), der die Nährstoffe für den heranwachsenden Embryo beinhaltet; und…”.
What does Eigelb mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteryolk (usually only in a culinary context)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. innerer Dotterbereich eines Eies^([2][3]), der die Nährstoffe für den heranwachsenden Embryo beinhaltet; und Speisezutat
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 Eigelb
- Eigelbes genitive
- Eigelbs genitive
- Eigelbe plural
- Eigelben dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eigelb?
- /ˈaɪ̯ɡɛlp/
- [ˈaɪ̯ɡɛlp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Eigelb
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Eigelb in German?
Eigelb appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).