Eishörnchen
[ˈaɪ̯sˌhœʁnçən]
The verdict
“Eishörnchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - trichterförmige Waffel, in die kleine Portionen Speiseeis gefüllt werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-eishornchen · Eishörnchen · German
Eishörnchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Eishörnchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯sˌhœʁnçən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Eishörnchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Eishörnchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯sˌhœʁnçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "trichterförmige Waffel, in die kleine Portionen Speiseeis gefüllt werden".
No misspelling variants are generated for Eishörnchen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Eishörnchen, spelled E-I-S-H-Ö-R-N-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1trichterförmige Waffel, in die kleine Portionen Speiseeis gefüllt werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Eishörnchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die dänische Variante des Eishörnchens hat etwas Gigantisches und somit völlig Undänisches an sich, zu Recht nennen die Kopenhagener das wohlschmeckende Ungetüm ‚Amerikaner‘.“
„So weiß sie auch nicht, ob die Geschichte des Mannes stimmt oder ob er nun, da der Sommer endgültig vorbei ist, einfach keine Verwendung mehr für das auffällige Eishörnchen hatte.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.