eiserner

Name: eiserner, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈaɪ̯zɐnɐ]

/[ˈaɪ̯zɐnɐ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“eiserner” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,133. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,133
frequency rank, German: 4,632
“E” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs eisern

Corpus desk

Index DE-eiserner · eiserner · German

eiserner · rank #43,133 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

FREQ-MID #43,133
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 4,632
PHOTO-FINISH Eisenbahnbrüc…

Nearest frequency peer: Eisenbahnbrücke (-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.

einweisen

56,871
einzustehen

56,870
Eisenbahnbr…

56,869
eiserner

56,868
eisige

56,867
Eldorado

56,866

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

eiserner vs Essener

63% similar

eiserner vs externer

75% similar

eiserner vs eisern

75% similar

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

Key facts for eiserner
Property	Value
Headword	eiserner
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈaɪ̯zɐnɐ]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#43,133
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	7
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „eiserner“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).eisernerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#43,133

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Eisenbahnbrücke“ (#43,132), „eisige“ (#43,134), „einzustehen“ (#43,131). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „eiserner“ bei #43,133. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around eiserner (IPA [ˈaɪ̯zɐnɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #43,133 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for eiserner, with forms such as "eiesrner", "eisenrer", and "eiserenr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Essener", "externer", "eisern", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is eiserner, spelled E-I-S-E-R-N-E-R.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs eisern
2
Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs eisern
3
Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs eisern
4
Genitiv Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs eisern
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs eisern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

eiesrner
eisenrer
eiserenr
eisernerr
eisernner
eisernre
eiserrner
eisrener
eisserner
esierner
ieserner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eiserner - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "eiserner"

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 "eiserner"?

"eiserner" is spelled E-I-S-E-R-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯zɐnɐ].

What does "eiserner" mean?

As an adjective, "eiserner" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs eisern

What words are commonly confused with "eiserner"?

"eiserner" is commonly confused with "Essener", "externer", "eisern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "eiserner"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eiserner" is [ˈaɪ̯zɐnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "eiserner" come from?

"eiserner" 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 "eiserner", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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