ekligen

[ˈeːklɪɡn̩]

/[ˈeːklɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“ekligen” is uncommon German (frequency #50,421 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,421
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 eklig

Corpus desk

Index DE-ekligen · ekligen · German

ekligen · rank #50,421 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,421
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eisenzeit

Nearest frequency peer: Eisenzeit (-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 „ekligen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ekligen
PropertyValue
Headwordekligen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈeːklɪɡn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,421
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ekligen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Eisenzeit“ (#50,420), „elegantes“ (#50,422), „Ennepetal“ (#50,423). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ekligen“ bei #50,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ekligen is uncommon German at frequency #50,421 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈeːklɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ekligen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ekligen, spelled E-K-L-I-G-E-N.

Definition

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list