ekelt
[ˈeːkl̩t]
The verdict
“ekelt” is uncommon German (frequency #54,478 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,478
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ekeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-ekelt · ekelt · German
ekelt · rank #54,478 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,478
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 57,060
- PHOTO-FINISH eisig
Nearest frequency peer: eisig (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ekelt”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- eingibt
eingibt
45,528 corpus weight
- einsortiert
einsortiert
45,527 corpus weight
- Einzelteilen
Einzelteilen
45,525 corpus weight
- eisig
eisig
45,524 corpus weight
- ekelt
ekelt
45,523 corpus weight
- els
els
45,520 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ekelt” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ekelt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈeːkl̩t] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #54,478 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ekelt” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ekelt is uncommon German at frequency #54,478 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈeːkl̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ekelt in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 ekelt, spelled E-K-E-L-T.
Definition
- 13. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ekeln
- 22. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ekeln
- 32. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ekeln
- 42. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ekeln
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.