Eimer

/[ˈaɪ̯mɐ]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,356

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Eimer is aGermannoun. It means: hohes, rundes Gefäß, zumeist in Form eines Zylinders oder Kegelstumpfes, das mit einem beweglichen Henkel versehen ist und zur Aufbewahrung und/oder zum Transport, besonders von Flüssigkeiten, dient Pronounced [ˈaɪ̯mɐ]. It ranks #9,356 in German word frequency. Often confused with eine and euer.

Key facts for Eimer
PropertyValue
HeadwordEimer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯mɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,356
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Eimer in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Eimer is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯mɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,356 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Eimer, with forms such as "eiemr", "eimerr", and "eimmer". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "eine", "euer", "ever", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Eimer, spelled E-I-M-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    hohes, rundes Gefäß, zumeist in Form eines Zylinders oder Kegelstumpfes, das mit einem beweglichen Henkel versehen ist und zur Aufbewahrung und/oder zum Transport, besonders von Flüssigkeiten, dient
  2. 2
    Volumenmaß für Flüssigkeiten von unterschiedlicher Größe, das zumeist als Schankmaß vor allem für Wein verwendet wurde
  3. 3
    eine der Vorrichtungen zum Schürfen (Schürfkübel), die sich an einem Eimerbagger befindet
  4. 4
    Filzhut oder eine ähnliche Kopfbedeckung, der senkrecht über den Kopf gestülpt ist
  5. 5
    Stiefel
  6. 6
    Bierkrug, der einen Liter fasst
  7. 7
    kelchartiges Trinkgefäß mit Fuß (und Deckel); 0,5-Liter-Glas
  8. 8
    (altes oder nicht zuverlässiges) Fahrzeug (Auto, Flugzeug, Schiff oder dergleichen)
  9. 9
    Aborttrichter; Abort
  10. 10
    dumme, einfältige (bisweilen auch sonderliche) Person
  11. 11
    hässliches Mädchen
  12. 12
    Unternehmung oder dergleichen, die (unerwarteterweise) enttäuschend, negativ, schlecht ausgeht

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eiemr,eimerr,eimmer,eimre,iemer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Eimer

Misspelling Variants of "Eimer"

eiemr5eimerr6eimmer6eimre5iemer5
Misspelling Variants of "Eimer"

Frequency rank: #9,356 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Eimer"?
"Eimer" is spelled E-I-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯mɐ].
What does "Eimer" mean?
As a noun, "Eimer" means: hohes, rundes Gefäß, zumeist in Form eines Zylinders oder Kegelstumpfes, das mit einem beweglichen Henkel versehen ist und zur Aufbewahrung und/oder zum Transport, besonders von Flüssigkeiten, dient
What words are commonly confused with "Eimer"?
"Eimer" is commonly confused with "eine", "euer", "ever". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Eimer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eimer" is [ˈaɪ̯mɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eimer" come from?
"Eimer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.