Eisbär

[ˈaɪ̯sˌbɛːɐ̯]

/[ˈaɪ̯sˌbɛːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Eisbär” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,906. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,906
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bär mit weißem Fell, lebt in den nördlichen Polargebieten

Corpus desk

Index DE-eisbar · Eisbär · German

Eisbär · rank #36,906 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,906
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Einkehr

Nearest frequency peer: Einkehr (-2 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Eisbär“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Eisbär“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Eisbär vs essbar
50% similar
Eisbär vs Eisberg
71% similar
Eisbär vs Eisbären
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Eisbär“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Eisbärliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Einkehr“ (#36,904), „Elektroniker“ (#36,908), „Einkaufs“ (#36,903). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eisbär“ bei #36,906. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Eisbär (IPA [ˈaɪ̯sˌbɛːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,906 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bär mit weißem Fell, lebt in den nördlichen Polargebieten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Eisbär, with forms such as "eibsär", "eisbbär", and "eisbrä". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Eisbär, spelled E-I-S-B-Ä-R.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eisbären jagen keine Pinguine, sondern Robben.
  2. Eine umfassende Erbgut-Analyse belegt, dass Eisbären bereits vor 600.000 Jahren lebten. Die Tiere sind fünfmal älter als gedacht und weniger eng mit Braunbären verwandt. […] Ursus maritimus war der heimliche Star unter Evolutionsbiologen: Unfassbar schnell, so glaubten Forscher, hatte sich der Eisbär den eisigen Gegebenheiten der Arktis angepasst.

Synonyms

Polarbär

This word in other languages

polar bear(English)oso polar(Español)ours blanc(Français)urso-polar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eibsär
  • eisbbär
  • eisbrä
  • eisbärr
  • eissbär
  • eisäbr
  • esibär
  • iesbär

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Eisbär - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eibsär2eisbbär1eisbrä2eisbärr1eissbär1eisäbr2esibär2iesbär2
Edit distance from "Eisbär"

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 "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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

edited#36,895essbar#36,920Dubois#36,891Drecks#36,890

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Dieben8 variantsBootes8 variantsBiotop8 variantshanks8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list