eitlen

[ˈaɪ̯tlən]

/[ˈaɪ̯tlən]/ adj

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The verdict

“eitlen” is uncommon German (frequency #92,824 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,824
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eitel

Corpus desk

Index DE-eitlen · eitlen · German

eitlen · rank #92,824 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,824
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Elefantenrunde

Nearest frequency peer: Elefantenrunde (+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 „eitlen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for eitlen
PropertyValue
Headwordeitlen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaɪ̯tlən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#92,824
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „eitlen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.eitlenfällt 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: „Elefantenrunde“ (#92,825), „Eisdecke“ (#92,822), „einträchtig“ (#92,821). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „eitlen“ bei #92,824. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eitlen is uncommon German at frequency #92,824 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯tlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

eitlen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is eitlen, spelled E-I-T-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eitel
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eitel
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eitel
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eitel
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eitel
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eitel
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eitel
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eitel
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eitel
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eitel
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eitel
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eitel

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 "eitlen"?
"eitlen" is spelled E-I-T-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯tlən].
What does "eitlen" mean?
As an adjective, "eitlen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eitel
How do you pronounce "eitlen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eitlen" is [ˈaɪ̯tlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eitlen" come from?
"eitlen" 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 "eitlen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

eifert#92,809Druide#92,789diving#92,778fahlen#92,872

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list