eigentümliche

[ˈaɪ̯ɡənˌtyːmlɪçə]

/[ˈaɪ̯ɡənˌtyːmlɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“eigentümliche” is uncommon German (frequency #61,445 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,445
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eigentümlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-eigentumliche · eigentümliche · German

eigentümliche · rank #61,445 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,445
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eigenmarken

Nearest frequency peer: Eigenmarken (-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 „eigentümliche“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for eigentümliche
PropertyValue
Headwordeigentümliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaɪ̯ɡənˌtyːmlɪçə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#61,445
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „eigentümliche“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.eigentümlichefällt 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: „Eigenmarken“ (#61,444), „eindimensional“ (#61,446), „eifrige“ (#61,443). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „eigentümliche“ bei #61,445. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eigentümliche is uncommon German at frequency #61,445 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯ɡənˌtyːmlɪçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

eigentümliche doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is eigentümliche, spelled E-I-G-E-N-T-Ü-M-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eigentümlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eigentümlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eigentümlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eigentümlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eigentümlich
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eigentümlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eigentümlich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eigentümlich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eigentümlich

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 "eigentümliche"?
"eigentümliche" is spelled E-I-G-E-N-T-Ü-M-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯ɡənˌtyːmlɪçə].
What does "eigentümliche" mean?
As an adjective, "eigentümliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eigentümlich
How do you pronounce "eigentümliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eigentümliche" is [ˈaɪ̯ɡənˌtyːmlɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eigentümliche" come from?
"eigentümliche" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ehrenmedaille#61,441einzugliedern#61,453durchgängigen#61,431erfrischenden#61,470

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list