eiskalter

[ˈaɪ̯sˈkaltɐ]

/[ˈaɪ̯sˈkaltɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“eiskalter” is uncommon German (frequency #64,220 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,220
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-eiskalter · eiskalter · German

eiskalter · rank #64,220 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,220
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eises

Nearest frequency peer: Eises (-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 „eiskalter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for eiskalter
PropertyValue
Headwordeiskalter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaɪ̯sˈkaltɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,220
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „eiskalter“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.eiskalterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Eises“ (#64,219), „Eisprung“ (#64,221), „einwandern“ (#64,218). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „eiskalter“ bei #64,220. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eiskalter is uncommon German at frequency #64,220 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯sˈkaltɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for eiskalter in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is eiskalter, spelled E-I-S-K-A-L-T-E-R.

Definition

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

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 "eiskalter"?
"eiskalter" is spelled E-I-S-K-A-L-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯sˈkaltɐ].
What does "eiskalter" mean?
As an adjective, "eiskalter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs eiskalt
How do you pronounce "eiskalter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eiskalter" is [ˈaɪ̯sˈkaltɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eiskalter" come from?
"eiskalter" 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 "eiskalter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

einräumte#64,215einprägen#64,214Entnahmen#64,229Dynamiken#64,207

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list