ekliger

[ˈeːklɪɡɐ]

/[ˈeːklɪɡɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“ekliger” is uncommon German (frequency #67,162 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,162
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eklig

Corpus desk

Index DE-ekliger · ekliger · German

ekliger · rank #67,162 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,162
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ej

Nearest frequency peer: ej (-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 „ekliger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ekliger
PropertyValue
Headwordekliger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈeːklɪɡɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,162
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ekliger“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ej“ (#67,161), „Einwanderungsland“ (#67,160), „Elternteils“ (#67,164). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ekliger“ bei #67,162. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ekliger is uncommon German at frequency #67,162 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈeːklɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

ekliger doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ekliger, spelled E-K-L-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eklig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eklig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eklig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eklig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion 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 "ekliger"?
"ekliger" is spelled E-K-L-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːklɪɡɐ].
What does "ekliger" mean?
As an adjective, "ekliger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs eklig
How do you pronounce "ekliger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ekliger" is [ˈeːklɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ekliger" come from?
"ekliger" 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 "ekliger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

einlegt#67,154engines#67,171erlogen#67,178erwuchs#67,186

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list