Eintagsfliege
[ˈaɪ̯ntaːksˌfliːɡə]
The verdict
“Eintagsfliege” is uncommon German (frequency #75,560 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,560
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ordnung der Insekten mit rund 2800 Arten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Eintagsfliege |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯ntaːksˌfliːɡə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #75,560 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Eintagsfliege” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Eintagsfliege is uncommon German at frequency #75,560 among 57,060 “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
- 1Ordnung der Insekten mit rund 2800 Arten
- 2etwas oder jemand, der nur kurze Zeit oder ein einziges Mal einen Erfolg hat und dann nicht mehr beachtet wird
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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.
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Using “Eintagsfliege”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-I-N-T-A-G-S-F-L-I-E-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɪ̯ntaːksˌfliːɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.