eilige

Name: eilige, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈaɪ̯lɪɡə]

/[ˈaɪ̯lɪɡə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“eilige” is uncommon German (frequency #58,702 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,702
frequency rank, German: 57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eilig

Key facts for eilige
Property	Value
Headword	eilige
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈaɪ̯lɪɡə]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#58,702
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “eilige” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). eilige lands here:

#58,702

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eilige is uncommon German at frequency #58,702 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯lɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for eilige, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is eilige, spelled E-I-L-I-G-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eilig
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eilig
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eilig
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eilig
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eilig
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eilig
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eilig
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eilig
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eilig

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 "eilige"?

"eilige" is spelled E-I-L-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯lɪɡə].

What does "eilige" mean?

As an adjective, "eilige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eilig

How do you pronounce "eilige"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eilige" is [ˈaɪ̯lɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "eilige" come from?

"eilige" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “eilige”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is E-I-L-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.