eigens
German, adverb/aɪ̯ɡəns/
eigens is spelled E-I-G-E-N-S (6 letters) and appears 8.7 times per million words in written German, the 7,885th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eigens is a German adverb meaning “specifically (just for this purpose)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “besonders für diesen Menschen oder für diesen Zweck”.
What does eigens mean in English?
adverb
- 1
specifically (just for this purpose)
Das Wrack wurde von eigens entworfenen Bergungskränen gehoben.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. besonders für diesen Menschen oder für diesen Zweck
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce eigens?
- /aɪ̯ɡəns/
- [aɪ̯ɡəns]
- [aɪ̯ɡŋ̩s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is eigens in German?
eigens appears 8.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).