Eigeninteressen

[ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔɪntəˌʁɛsn̩]

/[ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔɪntəˌʁɛsn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Eigeninteressen” is uncommon German (frequency #76,693 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,693
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Eigeninteresse

Corpus desk

Index DE-eigeninteressen · Eigeninteressen · German

Eigeninteressen · rank #76,693 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,693
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ehrenmord

Nearest frequency peer: Ehrenmord (-2 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 „Eigeninteressen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eigeninteressen
PropertyValue
HeadwordEigeninteressen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔɪntəˌʁɛsn̩]
Letters15
Frequency rank#76,693
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Eigeninteressen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Eigeninteressenfällt 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: „Ehrenmord“ (#76,691), „eiligen“ (#76,695), „einhellige“ (#76,697). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eigeninteressen“ bei #76,693. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eigeninteressen is uncommon German at frequency #76,693 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔɪntəˌʁɛsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Eigeninteressen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Eigeninteressen, spelled E-I-G-E-N-I-N-T-E-R-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Eigeninteresse
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Eigeninteresse
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Eigeninteresse
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Eigeninteresse

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 "Eigeninteressen"?
"Eigeninteressen" is spelled E-I-G-E-N-I-N-T-E-R-E-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔɪntəˌʁɛsn̩].
What does "Eigeninteressen" mean?
As a noun, "Eigeninteressen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Eigeninteresse
How do you pronounce "Eigeninteressen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eigeninteressen" is [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔɪntəˌʁɛsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eigeninteressen" come from?
"Eigeninteressen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list