Eigenbrötler
German, noun/ˈaɪ̯ɡənˌbrøːtlər/
Eigenbrötler is spelled E-I-G-E-N-B-R-Ö-T-L-E-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 136,587th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eigenbrötler is a German masculine noun meaning “maverick, loner; someone who keeps themselves to themselves, follows their own path, and appears not to attach great value to social contact” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine von anderen in ihrem Verhalten eigenartig und seltsam erscheinende Person, die den Kontakt zu anderen…”.
What does Eigenbrötler mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemaverick, loner; someone who keeps themselves to themselves, follows their own path, and appears not to attach great value to social contact
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine von anderen in ihrem Verhalten eigenartig und seltsam erscheinende Person, die den Kontakt zu anderen meidet und lieber für sich bleibt sowie ihre Angelegenheiten auf eigene Weise und für sich allein erledigt
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 Eigenbrötler
- Eigenbrötlers genitive
- Eigenbrötlerin feminine
- Eigenbrötlern dative definite plural
- Eigenbrägler variant South-German
- Eigenbrätler variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eigenbrötler?
- /ˈaɪ̯ɡənˌbrøːtlər/
- [ˈʔaɪ̯.ɡŋ̍ˌbʁøːt.lɐ]
- [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌbʁøːtlɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Eigenbrötler
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Eigenbrötler in German?
Eigenbrötler appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).