eigenartig
German, adjective/ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç/
eigenartig is spelled E-I-G-E-N-A-R-T-I-G (10 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written German, the 22,305th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eigenartig is a German adjective meaning “peculiar, characteristic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit einer eigenen Art und Weise, besonders in seiner Art, vom Standard/Durchschnitt abweichend”.
What does eigenartig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
peculiar, characteristic
- 2
strange, odd
Ist es nicht eigenartig, dass man die größte Abneigung ausgerechnet den Menschen entgegenbringt, die einem am ähnlichsten sind?
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. mit einer eigenen Art und Weise, besonders in seiner Art, vom Standard/Durchschnitt abweichend
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 eigenartig
- eigenartiger masculine nominative singular
- am eigenartigsten superlative
- eigenartige feminine nominative singular
- eigenartiges neuter nominative singular
- eigenartigen genitive masculine singular
- eigenartigem dative masculine singular
- der eigenartige definite includes-article masculine
- die eigenartige definite feminine includes-article
- das eigenartige definite includes-article neuter
- die eigenartigen definite includes-article nominative
- des eigenartigen definite genitive includes-article
- der eigenartigen definite feminine genitive
- dem eigenartigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce eigenartig?
- standard /ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç/
- /ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌʔaːɐ̯tɪk/
- [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔaːɐ̯tɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to eigenartig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is eigenartig in German?
eigenartig appears 2.2 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).