Eile

[ˈaɪ̯lə]

/[ˈaɪ̯lə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Eile” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #12,267) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#12,267
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verhalten oder Situation, etwas dringend erledigen zu müssen

Corpus desk

Index DE-eile · Eile · German

Eile · rank #12,267 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,267
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH einbauen

Nearest frequency peer: einbauen (+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 „Eile“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Eile“ 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).

Eile vs Eis
50% similar
Eile vs elf
25% similar
Eile vs eye
25% similar

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

Key facts for Eile
PropertyValue
HeadwordEile
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯lə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#12,267
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Eile“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „einbauen“ (#12,268), „Eifersucht“ (#12,265), „Einkünfte“ (#12,269). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eile“ bei #12,267. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Eile is neighbouring look-alikes ("Eis", "elf", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈaɪ̯lə]. Frequency #12,267 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Gloss: "Verhalten oder Situation, etwas dringend erledigen zu müssen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Eile, with forms such as "eiel", "eille", and "elie". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Eis", "elf", "eye", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Eile, spelled E-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verhalten oder Situation, etwas dringend erledigen zu müssen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Warum die Eile?
  2. Sie sind in Eile.

Synonyms

HastHektik

Antonyms

GelassenheitRuhe

This word in other languages

hurry(English)prisa(Español)urgence(Français)pressa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eiel
  • eille
  • elie
  • iele

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Eile - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eiel2eille1elie2iele2
Edit distance from "Eile"

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 "Eile"?
"Eile" is spelled E-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯lə].
What does "Eile" mean?
As a noun, "Eile" means: Verhalten oder Situation, etwas dringend erledigen zu müssen
What words are commonly confused with "Eile"?
"Eile" is commonly confused with "Eis", "elf", "eye". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Eile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eile" is [ˈaɪ̯lə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eile" come from?
"Eile" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

beef#12,244alba#12,223Türe#12,188town#12,185

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list