eigens
[ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩s]
The verdict
“eigens” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,901. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,901
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besonders für diesen Menschen oder für diesen Zweck
Corpus desk
Index DE-eigens · eigens · German
eigens · rank #7,901 · 8 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,901
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH dürfe
Nearest frequency peer: dürfe (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „eigens“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- drüben
drüben
92,103 corpus weight
- durchgehend
durchgehend
92,102 corpus weight
- dürfe
dürfe
92,101 corpus weight
- eigens
eigens
92,100 corpus weight
- einrichten
einrichten
92,099 corpus weight
- einseitig
einseitig
92,098 corpus weight
What this shows „eigens“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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 | eigens |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩s] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #7,901 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „eigens“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around eigens (IPA [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩s]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #7,901 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "besonders für diesen Menschen oder für diesen Zweck".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for eigens, with forms such as "egiens", "eiegns", and "eigenns". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Eins", "einen", "eines", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is eigens, spelled E-I-G-E-N-S.
Definition
- 1besonders für diesen Menschen oder für diesen Zweck
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how eigens appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das habe ich eigens für dich getan.
„Sichtlich nervös ist er, während links neben ihm am Mikrofon der junge König der Belgier spricht, das Oberhaupt der alten Kolonialmacht, eigens angereist aus seinem Heimatland.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- egiens
- eiegns
- eigenns
- eigenss
- eigesn
- eiggens
- eignes
- iegens
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eigens - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "eigens", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).