Eigenleben

[ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌleːbn̩]

/[ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌleːbn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Eigenleben” is uncommon German (frequency #50,407 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,407
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entwicklung von etwas, die sich zumindest teilweise ihre ganz besonderen/andersartigen Wege sucht

Corpus desk

Index DE-eigenleben · Eigenleben · German

Eigenleben · rank #50,407 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,407
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eierstöcke

Nearest frequency peer: Eierstöcke (-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 „Eigenleben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eigenleben
PropertyValue
HeadwordEigenleben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌleːbn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,407
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Eigenleben“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Eigenlebenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Eierstöcke“ (#50,406), „Eimern“ (#50,408), „ehrwürdige“ (#50,405). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eigenleben“ bei #50,407. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eigenleben is uncommon German at frequency #50,407 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌleːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Entwicklung von etwas, die sich zumindest teilweise ihre ganz besonderen/andersartigen Wege sucht".

Eigenleben doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Eigenleben, spelled E-I-G-E-N-L-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entwicklung von etwas, die sich zumindest teilweise ihre ganz besonderen/andersartigen Wege sucht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Jedenfalls ist die Geschichte ein hübsches Beispiel für das Eigenleben, das so ein Satz entfalten kann, wenn er auf eine geeignete Zeitströmung trifft.“
  2. „Sie schienen ein Eigenleben zu haben, sich zu bewegen.“

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 "Eigenleben"?
"Eigenleben" is spelled E-I-G-E-N-L-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌleːbn̩].
What does "Eigenleben" mean?
As a noun, "Eigenleben" means: Entwicklung von etwas, die sich zumindest teilweise ihre ganz besonderen/andersartigen Wege sucht
How do you pronounce "Eigenleben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eigenleben" is [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌleːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eigenleben" come from?
"Eigenleben" 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 "Eigenleben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Eierstöcke#50,406ehrwürdige#50,405einfliegen#50,409eingedämmt#50,411

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list