eklig

/[ˈeːklɪç]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,421

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

eklig is anGermanadj. It means: Ekel erregend; widerlich Pronounced [ˈeːklɪç]. Often confused with eli and ewig.

Key facts for eklig
PropertyValue
Headwordeklig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈeːklɪç]
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,421
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of eklig in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for eklig is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeːklɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,421 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ekel erregend; widerlich".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for eklig, with forms such as "ekilg", "ekklig", and "eklgi". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "eli", "ewig", "elia", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is eklig, spelled E-K-L-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ekel erregend; widerlich

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ekilg,ekklig,eklgi,ekligg,ekllig,elkig,kelig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for eklig

Misspelling Variants of "eklig"

ekilg5ekklig6eklgi5ekligg6ekllig6elkig5kelig5
Misspelling Variants of "eklig"

Frequency rank: #11,421 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eklig"?
"eklig" is spelled E-K-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːklɪç].
What does "eklig" mean?
As an adj, "eklig" means: Ekel erregend; widerlich
What words are commonly confused with "eklig"?
"eklig" is commonly confused with "eli", "ewig", "elia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eklig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eklig" is [ˈeːklɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eklig" come from?
"eklig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.