Eike

[ˈaɪ̯kə]

/[ˈaɪ̯kə]/ name

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The verdict

“Eike” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #31,516) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#31,516
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiblicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-eike · Eike · German

Eike · rank #31,516 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,516
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eidgenossensc…

Nearest frequency peer: Eidgenossenschaft (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Eike“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Eike“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Eike vs ek
25% similar
Eike vs Eis
50% similar
Eike vs eye
25% similar

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

Key facts for Eike
PropertyValue
HeadwordEike
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯kə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#31,516
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Eike“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Eikeliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Eidgenossenschaft“ (#31,515), „einfacheren“ (#31,517), „durchgehalten“ (#31,514). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eike“ bei #31,516. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Eike is neighbouring look-alikes ("ek", "Eis", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced [ˈaɪ̯kə]. Frequency #31,516 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Eike, with forms such as "eiek", "eikke", and "ekie". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ek", "Eis", "eye", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Eike, spelled E-I-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Eike appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Eike und ihre Schwester Hanne wollen den Gabelstaplerschein machen.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eiek
  • eikke
  • ekie
  • ieke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Eike - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eiek2eikke1ekie2ieke2
Edit distance from "Eike"

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 "Eike"?
"Eike" is spelled E-I-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯kə].
What does "Eike" mean?
As a proper noun, "Eike" means: weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Eike"?
"Eike" is commonly confused with "ek", "Eis", "eye". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Eike"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eike" is [ˈaɪ̯kə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eike" come from?
"Eike" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dope#31,511fury#31,558bins#31,472bare#31,448

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list