Eiskorn
[ˈaɪ̯sˌkɔʁn]
The verdict
“Eiskorn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu Eis gefrorenes rundes Objekt
Corpus desk
Index DE-eiskorn · Eiskorn · German
Eiskorn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Eiskorn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯sˌkɔʁn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Eiskorn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Eiskorn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯sˌkɔʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zu Eis gefrorenes rundes Objekt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Eiskorn in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 Eiskorn, spelled E-I-S-K-O-R-N.
Definition
- 1zu Eis gefrorenes rundes Objekt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Eiskorn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die gletscherinterne Deformation erfolgt als plastisches Fließen (Kriechen), wobei es unter dem durch das Eigengewicht des Eises bedingten großen Druck in einem Gletscher zu einer kristallinternen Verformung innerhalb der Eiskörner und zu einer Verschiebung der einzelnen Eiskörner untereinander kommt.“
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.