Eilenburg

[ˈaɪ̯lənˌbʊʁk]

/[ˈaɪ̯lənˌbʊʁk]/ name

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The verdict

“Eilenburg” is uncommon German (frequency #81,468 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,468
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-eilenburg · Eilenburg · German

Eilenburg · rank #81,468 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,468
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eider

Nearest frequency peer: Eider (-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 „Eilenburg“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eilenburg
PropertyValue
HeadwordEilenburg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯lənˌbʊʁk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,468
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Eilenburg“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Eilenburgfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Eider“ (#81,467), „eindrucksvollsten“ (#81,469), „Einfamilienhauses“ (#81,470). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eilenburg“ bei #81,468. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eilenburg is uncommon German at frequency #81,468 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯lənˌbʊʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Eilenburg doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Eilenburg, spelled E-I-L-E-N-B-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland
  2. 2
    eine Burg in o. g. Stadt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eilenburg liegt in Deutschlands Osten.
  2. Erstmals erwähnt wurde die Eilenburg im Jahr 961.

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 "Eilenburg"?
"Eilenburg" is spelled E-I-L-E-N-B-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯lənˌbʊʁk].
What does "Eilenburg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Eilenburg" means: eine Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Eilenburg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eilenburg" is [ˈaɪ̯lənˌbʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eilenburg" come from?
"Eilenburg" 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 "Eilenburg", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list