Eigenart
German, noun/ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔaːɐ̯t/
Eigenart is spelled E-I-G-E-N-A-R-T (8 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 27,235th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eigenart is a German feminine noun meaning “peculiarity, characteristic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine einzelne, spezifische Besonderheit”.
What does Eigenart mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepeculiarity, characteristic
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine einzelne, spezifische Besonderheit 2. summierte Besonderheiten, die ein Charakteristikum ausmachen
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 Eigenart
- Eigenarten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eigenart?
- /ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔaːɐ̯t/
- [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌʔaːɐ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Eigenart
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Eigenart in German?
Eigenart appears 1.7 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).