Eigenheit

[ˈaɪ̯ɡŋ̍haɪ̯t]

/[ˈaɪ̯ɡŋ̍haɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Eigenheit” is uncommon German (frequency #71,255 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,255
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Merkwürdigkeit, Auffälligkeit , die jemand oder etwas aufweist

Corpus desk

Index DE-eigenheit · Eigenheit · German

Eigenheit · rank #71,255 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,255
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ehrmann

Nearest frequency peer: Ehrmann (-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 „Eigenheit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eigenheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordEigenheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯ɡŋ̍haɪ̯t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#71,255
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Eigenheit“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Eigenheitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ehrmann“ (#71,254), „Eignungstest“ (#71,256), „einbiegen“ (#71,257). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eigenheit“ bei #71,255. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eigenheit is uncommon German at frequency #71,255 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯ɡŋ̍haɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Merkwürdigkeit, Auffälligkeit , die jemand oder etwas aufweist".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Eigenheit, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Eigenheit, spelled E-I-G-E-N-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Merkwürdigkeit, Auffälligkeit , die jemand oder etwas aufweist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Eigenheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er weist sonderbare Eigenheiten auf.

Synonyms

Idiosynkrasie

This word in other languages

idiosyncrasy(English)peculiaridad(Español)particularité(Français)

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 "Eigenheit"?
"Eigenheit" is spelled E-I-G-E-N-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯ɡŋ̍haɪ̯t].
What does "Eigenheit" mean?
As a noun, "Eigenheit" means: Merkwürdigkeit, Auffälligkeit , die jemand oder etwas aufweist
How do you pronounce "Eigenheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eigenheit" is [ˈaɪ̯ɡŋ̍haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eigenheit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

einbiegen#71,257Eberstadt#71,251Eisbecher#71,267Drahtseil#71,241

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list