Eileiter

[ˈaɪ̯ˌlaɪ̯tɐ]

/[ˈaɪ̯ˌlaɪ̯tɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Eileiter” is uncommon German (frequency #70,184 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,184
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schlauch, der reife Eizellen vom Eierstock zur Kloake oder bei Säugetieren in die Gebärmutter transportiert

Corpus desk

Index DE-eileiter · Eileiter · German

Eileiter · rank #70,184 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,184
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH eigenartiges

Nearest frequency peer: eigenartiges (-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 „Eileiter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eileiter
PropertyValue
HeadwordEileiter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯ˌlaɪ̯tɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,184
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Eileiter“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Eileiterfällt 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: „eigenartiges“ (#70,183), „einfallende“ (#70,185), „eifersüchtigen“ (#70,182). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eileiter“ bei #70,184. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eileiter is uncommon German at frequency #70,184 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯ˌlaɪ̯tɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schlauch, der reife Eizellen vom Eierstock zur Kloake oder bei Säugetieren in die Gebärmutter transportiert".

No misspelling variants are generated for Eileiter in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Eileiter, spelled E-I-L-E-I-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schlauch, der reife Eizellen vom Eierstock zur Kloake oder bei Säugetieren in die Gebärmutter transportiert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beim Menschen sind die Eileiter etwa 10-15 cm lang.
  2. „Der Eierstock […] produziert die weiblichen Hormone und die Eizellen, die vom Eileiter […] aufgefangen werden, wo die Befruchtung stattfindet.“

Synonyms

Ovidukt

This word in other languages

Fallopian tube(English)trompa de falópio(Português)

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 "Eileiter"?
"Eileiter" is spelled E-I-L-E-I-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯ˌlaɪ̯tɐ].
What does "Eileiter" mean?
As a noun, "Eileiter" means: Schlauch, der reife Eizellen vom Eierstock zur Kloake oder bei Säugetieren in die Gebärmutter transportiert
How do you pronounce "Eileiter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eileiter" is [ˈaɪ̯ˌlaɪ̯tɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eileiter" come from?
"Eileiter" 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 "Eileiter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dualität#70,168emulsion#70,201Drehorte#70,165Erbsünde#70,206

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list