ej

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The verdict

“ej” is uncommon German (frequency #67,161 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,161
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ Aktiv des Verbs iet „gehen“

Corpus desk

Index DE-ej · ej · German

ej · rank #67,161 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,161
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Einwanderungs…

Nearest frequency peer: Einwanderungsland (-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 „ej“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ej
PropertyValue
Headwordej
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters2
Frequency rank#67,161
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ej“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ejfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Einwanderungsland“ (#67,160), „ekliger“ (#67,162), „eintreffenden“ (#67,159). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ej“ bei #67,161. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ej is uncommon German at frequency #67,161 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ej in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ej, spelled E-J.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ Aktiv des Verbs iet „gehen“
  2. 2
    2. Person Singular Imperativ des Verbs iet „gehen“

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 "ej"?
"ej" is spelled E-J. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "ej" mean?
As a verb, "ej" means: 2. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ Aktiv des Verbs iet „gehen“
How do you pronounce "ej"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ej" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ej" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list