Eintagsfliege

[ˈaɪ̯ntaːksˌfliːɡə]

/[ˈaɪ̯ntaːksˌfliːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Eintagsfliege” is uncommon German (frequency #75,560 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,560
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ordnung der Insekten mit rund 2800 Arten

Corpus desk

Index DE-eintagsfliege · Eintagsfliege · German

Eintagsfliege · rank #75,560 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,560
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Einstiegs

Nearest frequency peer: Einstiegs (-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 „Eintagsfliege“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eintagsfliege
PropertyValue
HeadwordEintagsfliege
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯ntaːksˌfliːɡə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#75,560
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Eintagsfliege“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Eintagsfliegefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Einstiegs“ (#75,559), „Einzeller“ (#75,561), „Einkaufspreis“ (#75,558). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eintagsfliege“ bei #75,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eintagsfliege is uncommon German at frequency #75,560 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯ntaːksˌfliːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Eintagsfliege, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Eintagsfliege, spelled E-I-N-T-A-G-S-F-L-I-E-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ordnung der Insekten mit rund 2800 Arten
  2. 2
    etwas oder jemand, der nur kurze Zeit oder ein einziges Mal einen Erfolg hat und dann nicht mehr beachtet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Eintagsfliegen besitzen große Flügel, wobei der Vorderflügel deutlich größer ist als der Hinterflügel.
  2. [Schlagzeile:] „Lebt eine Eintagsfliege auch mal drei Tage?“

Synonyms

Ephemeride

This word in other languages

mayfly(English)efímera(Español)éphémère(Français)

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 "Eintagsfliege"?
"Eintagsfliege" is spelled E-I-N-T-A-G-S-F-L-I-E-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯ntaːksˌfliːɡə].
What does "Eintagsfliege" mean?
As a noun, "Eintagsfliege" means: Ordnung der Insekten mit rund 2800 Arten
How do you pronounce "Eintagsfliege"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eintagsfliege" is [ˈaɪ̯ntaːksˌfliːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eintagsfliege" come from?
"Eintagsfliege" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Einkaufspreis#75,558eingespieltes#75,557dunkelhaarige#75,547Determinismus#75,525

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list