Eigenlob
German, noun/ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩loːp/
Eigenlob is spelled E-I-G-E-N-L-O-B (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 104,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eigenlob is a German neuter noun meaning “self-praise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Loben seiner eigenen Taten; die eigenen Handlungen als besonders gut hervorheben”.
What does Eigenlob mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterself-praise
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Loben seiner eigenen Taten; die eigenen Handlungen als besonders gut hervorheben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Eigenlob
- Eigenlobes genitive
- Eigenlobs genitive
- Eigenlobe dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eigenlob?
- /ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩loːp/
- [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩loːp]
- [ˈaɪ̯ɡənloːp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Eigenlob in German?
Eigenlob appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).