Eiweiß
[ˈaɪ̯vaɪ̯s]
The verdict
“Eiweiß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gallertartige Substanz, die den Dotter in Vogeleiern umgibt und Speisezutat
Corpus desk
Index DE-eiwei · Eiweiß · German
Eiweiß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Eiweiß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯vaɪ̯s] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Eiweiß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Eiweiß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯vaɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Eiweiß, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Eiweiß, spelled E-I-W-E-I-S-S.
Definition
- 1gallertartige Substanz, die den Dotter in Vogeleiern umgibt und Speisezutat
- 2makromolekulare Grundbausteine der Zellen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Eiweiß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beim Backen wird oft Eiweiß von Eigelb getrennt.
„Ich konnte mich an dem Löffel festhalten, konnte die Bohnen erkennen, Spuren von Eiweiß und Eidotter darin, die Scheibe Brot, die immer kleiner wurde.“
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.