Eisvogel
[ˈaɪ̯sˌfoːɡl̩]
The verdict
“Eisvogel” is uncommon German (frequency #76,707 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,707
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - leuchtend gefärbter, fischfressender Vogel (Alcedo, besonders A. atthis)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Eisvogel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯sˌfoːɡl̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #76,707 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Eisvogel” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Eisvogel is uncommon German at frequency #76,707 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯sˌfoːɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Eisvogel, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Eisvogel, spelled E-I-S-V-O-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1leuchtend gefärbter, fischfressender Vogel (Alcedo, besonders A. atthis)
- 2Vertreter der übergeordneten Familie Alcedinidae
- 3ein Tagfalter (Gattung Limenitis)
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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.
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Using “Eisvogel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-I-S-V-O-G-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.