eigenartiger

[ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔaːɐ̯tɪɡɐ]

/[ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔaːɐ̯tɪɡɐ]/ adj

The verdict

“eigenartiger” is uncommon German (frequency #82,687 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,687
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eigenartig

Corpus desk

Index DE-eigenartiger · eigenartiger · German

eigenartiger · rank #82,687 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,687
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH eigneten

Nearest frequency peer: eigneten (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „eigenartiger“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „eigenartiger“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for eigenartiger
PropertyValue
Headwordeigenartiger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔaːɐ̯tɪɡɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#82,687
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „eigenartiger“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).eigenartigerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „eigneten“ (#82,688), „einbrach“ (#82,689), „einheimsen“ (#82,691). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „eigenartiger“ bei #82,687. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eigenartiger is uncommon German at frequency #82,687 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔaːɐ̯tɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

eigenartiger has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is eigenartiger, spelled E-I-G-E-N-A-R-T-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eigenartig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eigenartig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eigenartig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eigenartig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eigenartig

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 "eigenartiger"?
"eigenartiger" is spelled E-I-G-E-N-A-R-T-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔaːɐ̯tɪɡɐ].
What does "eigenartiger" mean?
As an adjective, "eigenartiger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eigenartig
How do you pronounce "eigenartiger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eigenartiger" is [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔaːɐ̯tɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list