Eigenheim
[ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌhaɪ̯m]
The verdict
“Eigenheim” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #20,225 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,225
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein eigenes und meist auch selbst genutztes Haus
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Eigenheim |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌhaɪ̯m] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #20,225 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Eigenheim” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Eigenheim is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌhaɪ̯m]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,225 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein eigenes und meist auch selbst genutztes Haus".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Eigenheim, with forms such as "egienheim", "eiegnheim", and "eigehneim". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "eigenem", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Eigenheim, spelled E-I-G-E-N-H-E-I-M.
Definition
- 1ein eigenes und meist auch selbst genutztes Haus
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egienheim,eiegnheim,eigehneim,eigenehim,eigenheimm,eigenhemi,eigenhheim,eigenhiem,eigennheim,eiggenheim,eigneheim,iegenheim,iegenhiem
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Eigenheim - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Eigenheim”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-I-G-E-N-H-E-I-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌhaɪ̯m] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “eigenem” - see the side-by-side comparison. Eigenheim vs eigenem
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.