Eisdecke

[ˈaɪ̯sˌdɛkə]

/[ˈaɪ̯sˌdɛkə]/ noun

The verdict

“Eisdecke” is uncommon German (frequency #92,822 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,822
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas bedeckende Schicht aus gefrorenem Wasser (Eis)

Corpus desk

Index DE-eisdecke · Eisdecke · German

Eisdecke · rank #92,822 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,822
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH einträchtig

Nearest frequency peer: einträchtig (-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 „Eisdecke“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eisdecke
PropertyValue
HeadwordEisdecke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯sˌdɛkə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,822
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Eisdecke“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Eisdeckefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „einträchtig“ (#92,821), „einsperrt“ (#92,820), „eitlen“ (#92,824). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eisdecke“ bei #92,822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eisdecke is uncommon German at frequency #92,822 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯sˌdɛkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas bedeckende Schicht aus gefrorenem Wasser (Eis)".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Eisdecke in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Eisdecke, spelled E-I-S-D-E-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas bedeckende Schicht aus gefrorenem Wasser (Eis)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Wostoksee im Osten der Antarktis ist der größte bekannte See, der komplett unter einer Eisdecke liegt.“
  2. „Obwohl der Grant-See zugefroren war, wurde das Granithaus weiter mit Wasser versorgt, da das Loch ja ein Stück unter der Eisdecke lag.“

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 "Eisdecke"?
"Eisdecke" is spelled E-I-S-D-E-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯sˌdɛkə].
What does "Eisdecke" mean?
As a noun, "Eisdecke" means: etwas bedeckende Schicht aus gefrorenem Wasser (Eis)
How do you pronounce "Eisdecke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eisdecke" is [ˈaɪ̯sˌdɛkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eisdecke" come from?
"Eisdecke" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list