eigenem

/[ˈaɪ̯ɡənəm]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,475

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

eigenem is anGermanadj. It means: Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eigen Pronounced [ˈaɪ̯ɡənəm]. It ranks #5,475 in German word frequency. Often confused with einem and eigne.

Key facts for eigenem
PropertyValue
Headwordeigenem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈaɪ̯ɡənəm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,475
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of eigenem in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for eigenem is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯ɡənəm]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,475 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for eigenem, with forms such as "egienem", "eiegnem", and "eigeenm". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "einem", "eigne", "eignen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is eigenem, spelled E-I-G-E-N-E-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eigen
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eigen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egienem,eiegnem,eigeenm,eigenemm,eigenme,eigennem,eiggenem,eigneem,iegenem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for eigenem

Misspelling Variants of "eigenem"

egienem7eiegnem7eigeenm7eigenemm8eigenme7eigennem8eiggenem8eigneem7
Misspelling Variants of "eigenem"

Frequency rank: #5,475 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eigenem"?
"eigenem" is spelled E-I-G-E-N-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯ɡənəm].
What does "eigenem" mean?
As an adj, "eigenem" means: Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eigen
What words are commonly confused with "eigenem"?
"eigenem" is commonly confused with "einem", "eigne", "eignen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eigenem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eigenem" is [ˈaɪ̯ɡənəm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eigenem" come from?
"eigenem" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.