eignete

[ˈaɪ̯ɡnətə]

/[ˈaɪ̯ɡnətə]/ verb

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The verdict

“eignete” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,606. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,606
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs eignen

Corpus desk

Index DE-eignete · eignete · German

eignete · rank #49,606 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,606
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH eigenwilligen

Nearest frequency peer: eigenwilligen (-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 „eignete“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „eignete“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

eignete vs ereignete
78% similar
eignete vs eigne
71% similar
eignete vs eigene
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for eignete
PropertyValue
Headwordeignete
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯ɡnətə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,606
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „eignete“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.eigneteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „eigenwilligen“ (#49,605), „eindrucksvoller“ (#49,607), „eingebrachten“ (#49,608). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „eignete“ bei #49,606. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around eignete (IPA [ˈaɪ̯ɡnətə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,606 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for eignete, with forms such as "eginete", "eigente", and "eiggnete". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "ereignete", "eigne", "eigene", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is eignete, spelled E-I-G-N-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs eignen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs eignen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs eignen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs eignen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eginete
  • eigente
  • eiggnete
  • eigneet
  • eignette
  • eignnete
  • eigntee
  • eingete
  • iegnete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eignete - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eginete2eigente2eiggnete1eigneet2eignette1eignnete1eigntee2eingete2
Edit distance from "eignete"

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 "eignete"?
"eignete" is spelled E-I-G-N-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯ɡnətə].
What does "eignete" mean?
As a verb, "eignete" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs eignen
What words are commonly confused with "eignete"?
"eignete" is commonly confused with "ereignete", "eigne", "eigene". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eignete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eignete" is [ˈaɪ̯ɡnətə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eignete" come from?
"eignete" 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 "eignete", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Dorpat9 variantsCremes9 variantsCovers9 variantsbreath9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list