Eisbär

/[ˈaɪ̯sˌbɛːɐ̯]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,906

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Eisbär is aGermannoun. It means: Bär mit weißem Fell, lebt in den nördlichen Polargebieten Pronounced [ˈaɪ̯sˌbɛːɐ̯]. Often confused with essbar and Eisberg.

Key facts for Eisbär
PropertyValue
HeadwordEisbär
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯sˌbɛːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,906
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Eisbär is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯sˌbɛːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,906 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Bär mit weißem Fell, lebt in den nördlichen Polargebieten".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Eisbär, with forms such as "eibsär", "eisbbär", and "eisbrä". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "essbar", "Eisberg", "Eisbären", 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 Eisbär, spelled E-I-S-B-Ä-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bär mit weißem Fell, lebt in den nördlichen Polargebieten

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eibsär,eisbbär,eisbrä,eisbärr,eissbär,eisäbr,esibär,iesbär

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Eisbär

Misspelling Variants of "Eisbär"

eibsär6eisbbär7eisbrä6eisbärr7eissbär7eisäbr6esibär6iesbär6
Misspelling Variants of "Eisbär"

Frequency rank: #36,906 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Eisbär"?
"Eisbär" is spelled E-I-S-B-Ä-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯sˌbɛːɐ̯].
What does "Eisbär" mean?
As a noun, "Eisbär" means: Bär mit weißem Fell, lebt in den nördlichen Polargebieten
What words are commonly confused with "Eisbär"?
"Eisbär" is commonly confused with "essbar", "Eisberg", "Eisbären". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Eisbär"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eisbär" is [ˈaɪ̯sˌbɛːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eisbär" come from?
"Eisbär" 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.