eilige

[ˈaɪ̯lɪɡə]

/[ˈaɪ̯lɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“eilige” is uncommon German (frequency #58,702 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,702
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eilig

Corpus desk

Index DE-eilige · eilige · German

eilige · rank #58,702 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,702
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eilers

Nearest frequency peer: Eilers (-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 „eilige“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for eilige
PropertyValue
Headwordeilige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaɪ̯lɪɡə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,702
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „eilige“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).eiligefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Eilers“ (#58,701), „einflussreichste“ (#58,703), „ehrfürchtig“ (#58,700). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „eilige“ bei #58,702. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eilige is uncommon German at frequency #58,702 among 4,632 “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. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eilig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eilig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eilig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eilig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eilig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eilig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eilig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eilig
  9. 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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Eilers#58,701Durham#58,693Dundee#58,690Emirat#58,715

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list